Title

RHEL 8 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

Verify that a separate file system/partition has been created for the system audit data path with the following command: Note: /var/log/audit is used as the example as it is a common location. $ sudo grep /var/log/audit /etc/fstab UUID=3645951a /var/log/audit xfs defaults 1 2 If an entry for "/var/log/audit" does not exist, ask the System Administrator if the system audit logs are being written to a different file system/partition on the system, then grep for that file system/partition. If a separate file system/partition does not exist for the system audit data path, this is a finding.

Fix Text

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

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-230294r1017105_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-230294

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

Expert Comments

CCIs tied to check.

Controls tied to check. These are derived from the CCIs shown above.