Check: PHTN-67-000074
VMware vSphere 6.7 Photon OS STIG:
PHTN-67-000074
(in versions v1 r6 through v1 r2)
Title
The Photon operating system auditd service must generate audit records for all account creations, modifications, disabling, and termination events. (Cat II impact)
Discussion
Without generating audit records that are specific to the security and mission needs of the organization, it would be difficult to establish, correlate, and investigate the events relating to an incident or identify those responsible for one. Audit records can be generated from various components within the information system (e.g., module or policy filter).
Check Content
At the command line, execute the following command: # auditctl -l | grep -E /etc/security/opasswd If any of these are not listed with a permissions filter of at least "w", this is a finding. Note: This check depends on the auditd service to be in a running state for accurate results. Enabling the auditd service is done as part of a separate control.
Fix Text
Open /etc/audit/rules.d/audit.STIG.rules with a text editor and add the following lines: -w /etc/security/opasswd -p wa -k opasswd At the command line, execute the following command: # /sbin/augenrules --load
Additional Identifiers
Rule ID: SV-239145r816652_rule
Vulnerability ID: V-239145
Group Title: SRG-OS-000476-GPOS-00221
Expert Comments
CCIs
Number | Definition |
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CCI-000172 |
The information system generates audit records for the events defined in AU-2 d. with the content defined in AU-3. |
Controls
Number | Title |
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AU-12 |
Audit Generation |