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RHEL-10-400300 RHEL 10 must be configured so that audit tools are owned by "root".

DISA STIG library V1R3
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first version loaded CAT II

Maps to AU-9 via CCI-001493, CCI-001494, CCI-001495

Title

RHEL 10 must be configured so that audit tools are owned by "root".

Control

Verify RHEL 10 audit tools are owned by "root" with the following command: $ sudo stat -c "%U %n" /sbin/auditctl /sbin/aureport /sbin/ausearch /sbin/auditd /sbin/rsyslogd /sbin/augenrules root /sbin/auditctl root /sbin/aureport root /sbin/ausearch root /sbin/auditd root /sbin/rsyslogd root /sbin/augenrules If any audit tools do not have an owner of "root", this is a finding.

Discussion

Protecting audit information also includes identifying and protecting the tools used to view and manipulate log data. Therefore, protecting audit tools is necessary to prevent unauthorized operation on audit information. RHEL 10 systems providing tools to interface with audit information will leverage user permissions and roles identifying the user accessing the tools, and the corresponding rights the user enjoys, to make access decisions regarding the access to audit tools. Audit tools include, but are not limited to, vendor-provided and open source audit tools needed to successfully view and manipulate audit information system activity and records. Audit tools include custom queries and report generators. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000256-GPOS-00097, SRG-OS-000257-GPOS-00098, SRG-OS-000258-GPOS-00099

Related controls

CCI-001493, CCI-001494, CCI-001495

Fix

Configure RHEL 10 so that the audit tools are owned by "root" by running the following command: $ sudo chown root [audit_tool] Replace "[audit_tool]" with each audit tool not owned by "root".