Check: PHTN-30-000010
VMware vSphere 7.0 vCenter Appliance Photon OS STIG:
PHTN-30-000010
(in versions v1 r3 through v1 r1)
Title
The Photon operating system must configure auditd to log to disk. (Cat II impact)
Discussion
Without establishing what type of events occurred, it would be difficult to establish, correlate, and investigate the events leading up to an outage or attack. Audit record content must be shipped to a central location, but it must also be logged locally. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000037-GPOS-00015, SRG-OS-000039-GPOS-00017, SRG-OS-000040-GPOS-00018, SRG-OS-000041-GPOS-00019
Check Content
At the command line, run the following command: # grep "^write_logs" /etc/audit/auditd.conf Expected result: write_logs = yes If there is no output, this is not a finding. If the output does not match the expected result, this is a finding.
Fix Text
Navigate to and open: /etc/audit/auditd.conf Ensure the "write_logs" line is uncommented and set to the following: write_logs = yes At the command line, run the following command: # killproc auditd -TERM # systemctl start auditd
Additional Identifiers
Rule ID: SV-256487r887135_rule
Vulnerability ID: V-256487
Group Title: SRG-OS-000037-GPOS-00015
Expert Comments
CCIs
Number | Definition |
---|---|
CCI-000130 |
The information system generates audit records containing information that establishes what type of event occurred. |
CCI-000132 |
The information system generates audit records containing information that establishes where the event occurred. |
CCI-000133 |
The information system generates audit records containing information that establishes the source of the event. |
CCI-000134 |
The information system generates audit records containing information that establishes the outcome of the event. |
Controls
Number | Title |
---|---|
AU-3 |
Content Of Audit Records |