Amazon Linux 2023 must use a separate file system for the system audit data path.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-274068 | AZLX-23-002020 | SV-274068r1120192_rule | CCI-001849 | low |
| Description | ||||
| Placing "/var/log/audit" in its own partition enables better separation between audit files and other system files and helps ensure that auditing cannot be halted due to the partition running out of space. | ||||
| STIG | Date | |||
| Amazon Linux 2023 Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2026-02-27 | |||
Details
Check Text (C-274068r1120192_chk)
Verify Amazon Linux 2023 has a separate file system/partition created for the system audit data path with the following command:
Note: /var/log/audit is used as the example as it is a common location.
$ mount | grep /var/log/audit
UUID=2efb2979-45ac-82d7-0ae632d11f51 on /var/log/home type xfs (rw,realtime,seclabel,attr2,inode64)
Fix Text (F-78064r1120191_fix)
Configure Amazon Linux 2023 to have a separate file system/partition for the system audit data path.
Migrate the system audit data path onto a separate partition.