Title

RHEL 9 must use a separate file system for /var/log. (Cat III impact)

Discussion

Placing "/var/log" in its own partition enables better separation between log files and other files in "/var/".

Check Content

Verify that a separate file system/partition has been created for "/var/log" with the following command: $ mount | grep /var/log /dev/mapper/rhel-var_log on /var/log type xfs (rw,nosuid,nodev,noexec,relatime,seclabel,attr2,inode64,logbufs=8,logbsize=32k) Note: Options displayed for mount may differ. If a separate entry for "/var/log" is not in use, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Migrate the "/var/log" path onto a separate file system.

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-257846r1044922_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-257846

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

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