Title

The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must use a separate file system for the system audit data path. (Cat III impact)

Discussion

The use of separate file systems for different paths can protect the system from failures resulting from a file system becoming full or failing.

Check Content

Determine if the operating system is configured to have the "/var/log/audit" path is on a separate file system. # grep /var/log/audit /etc/fstab If no result is returned, or the operating system is not configured to have "/var/log/audit" on a separate file system, this is a finding. Verify that "/var/log/audit" is mounted on a separate file system: # mount | grep "/var/log/audit" If no result is returned, or "/var/log/audit" is not on a separate file system, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Migrate the system audit data path onto a separate file system.

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-204495r991589_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-204495

Group Title: SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

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