Title

System audit tool executables must be group-owned by root, bin, sys, or system. (Cat III impact)

Discussion

To prevent unauthorized access or manipulation of system audit logs, the tools for manipulating those logs must be protected.

Check Content

Verify the audit tool executables are group-owned by root, bin, sys, or system. Procedure: # ls -lL /sbin/auditctl /sbin/auditd /sbin/ausearch /sbin/aureport /sbin/autrace /sbin/audispd If any listed file is not group-owned by root, bin, sys, or system, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Change the group-owner of the audit tool executable to root, bin, sys, or system. Procedure: # chgrp root <audit tool executable>

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-45274r1_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-22371

Group Title: GEN002716

Expert Comments

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