The macOS system must configure audit_control owner to root.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-268474 | APPL-15-001120 | SV-268474r1034362_rule | CCI-000162 | medium |
| Description | ||||
| /etc/security/audit_control must have the owner set to root. The audit service must be configured with the correct ownership to prevent normal users from manipulating audit log configurations. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000057-GPOS-00027, SRG-OS-000058-GPOS-00028, SRG-OS-000059-GPOS-00029, SRG-OS-000063-GPOS-00032, SRG-OS-000256-GPOS-00097, SRG-OS-000257-GPOS-00098, SRG-OS-000258-GPOS-00099 | ||||
| STIG | Date | |||
| Apple macOS 15 (Sequoia) Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2025-05-05 | |||
Related Frameworks
3 paths across 3 frameworks
Related Frameworks
NIST 800-531 mapping
AU-9
1.00
- DISA · 1 · disa_xccdf · related
- DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
NIST 800-1711 mapping
3.3.8
1.00
- DISA · 1 · disa_xccdf · related
- DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
- NIST · Rev 2 (Feb 2020, errata Jan 2021) · nist_800_171_app_d · equivalent
CCI1 mapping
CCI-000162
1.00
- DISA · 1 · disa_xccdf · related
Details
Check Text (C-268474r1034362_chk)
Verify the macOS system is configured with the audit_control owner to root with the following command:
/bin/ls -dn /etc/security/audit_control | /usr/bin/awk '{print $3}'
If the result is not "0", this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-72405r1034361_fix)
Configure the macOS system with the audit_control owner to root with the following command:
/usr/sbin/chown root /etc/security/audit_control