The VMM must protect audit information from unauthorized modification.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-207364	SRG-OS-000058-VMM-000270	SV-207364r378652_rule		Medium

Description
If audit data were to become compromised, then forensic analysis and discovery of the true source of potentially malicious system activity is impossible to achieve. To ensure the veracity of audit data, the VMM must protect audit information from unauthorized modification. Audit information includes all information (e.g., audit records, audit settings, audit reports) needed to successfully audit VMM activity.

Description

If audit data were to become compromised, then forensic analysis and discovery of the true source of potentially malicious system activity is impossible to achieve. To ensure the veracity of audit data, the VMM must protect audit information from unauthorized modification. Audit information includes all information (e.g., audit records, audit settings, audit reports) needed to successfully audit VMM activity.

STIG	Date
Virtual Machine Manager Security Requirements Guide	2023-09-12

Details

Check Text ( C-7621r365502_chk )
Verify the VMM protects audit information from unauthorized modification. If it does not, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-7621r365503_fix)
Configure the VMM to protect audit information from unauthorized modification.