Title

RHEL 9 must use a separate file system for the system audit data path. (Cat III impact)

Discussion

Placing "/var/log/audit" in its own partition enables better separation between audit files and other system files, and helps ensure that auditing cannot be halted due to the partition running out of space. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000341-GPOS-00132, SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

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. $ mount | grep /var/log/audit /dev/mapper/rootvg-varlogaudit on /var/log/audit type xfs (rw,relatime,seclabel,attr2,inode64,logbufs=8,logbsize=32k,noquota) Note: Options displayed for mount may differ. If no line is returned, this is a finding.

Fix Text

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

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-257847r1044924_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-257847

Group Title: SRG-OS-000341-GPOS-00132

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