The operating system must employ automated mechanisms, per organization defined frequency, to detect the addition of unauthorized components/devices into the operating system.

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The operating system must employ automated mechanisms, per organization defined frequency, to detect the addition of unauthorized components/devices into the operating system.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-38696	RHEL-06-000303	SV-50497r2_rule		Medium

Description
By default, AIDE does not install itself for periodic execution. Periodically running AIDE may reveal unexpected changes in installed files.

STIG	Date
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2018-11-28

Details

Check Text ( C-46258r2_chk )
To determine that periodic AIDE execution has been scheduled, run the following command: # grep aide /etc/crontab /etc/cron./ If there is no output, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-43645r1_fix)
AIDE should be executed on a periodic basis to check for changes. To implement a daily execution of AIDE at 4:05am using cron, add the following line to /etc/crontab: 05 4 * * * root /usr/sbin/aide --check AIDE can be executed periodically through other means; this is merely one example.