Audit logs on the AIX system must be owned by root.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-215243 | AIX7-00-002013 | SV-215243r958434_rule | CCI-000162 | medium |
| Description | ||||
| Unauthorized disclosure of audit records can reveal system and configuration data to attackers, thus compromising its confidentiality. Audit information includes all information (e.g., audit records, audit settings, audit reports) needed to successfully audit operating system activity. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000057-GPOS-00027, SRG-OS-000058-GPOS-00028, SRG-OS-000059-GPOS-00029 | ||||
| STIG | Date | |||
| IBM AIX 7.x Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2024-08-16 | |||
Related Frameworks
3 paths across 3 frameworks
Related Frameworks
NIST 800-531 mapping
AU-9
1.00
- DISA · 3 · disa_xccdf · related
- DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
NIST 800-1711 mapping
3.3.8
1.00
- DISA · 3 · 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 · 3 · disa_xccdf · related
Details
Check Text (C-215243r958434_chk)
Check the log files under the audit logging directory have correct ownership.
The default log file is /audit/trail.
The log file can be set by the "trail" variable in /etc/security/audit/config.
# grep trail /etc/security/audit/config
trail = /audit/trail
# ls -l <auditlog dir>
total 240
-rw-rw---- 1 root system 0 Feb 23 08:44 bin1
-rw-rw---- 1 root system 0 Feb 23 08:44 bin2
-rw-r----- 1 root system 116273 Feb 23 08:44 trail
If any file's ownership is not "root", this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-16439r294181_fix)
Set the owner of the audit log file to "root".
# chown root <auditlog file>