The Oracle Linux operating system must label all off-loaded audit logs before sending them to the central log server.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-221769 | OL07-00-030211 | SV-221769r958754_rule | CCI-001851 | medium |
| Description | ||||
| Information stored in one location is vulnerable to accidental or incidental deletion or alteration. Off-loading is a common process in information systems with limited audit storage capacity. One method of off-loading audit logs in Oracle Linux is with the use of the audisp-remote dameon. When audit logs are not labeled before they are sent to a central log server, the audit data will not be able to be analyzed and tied back to the correct system. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000342-GPOS-00133, SRG-OS-000479-GPOS-00224 | ||||
| STIG | Date | |||
| Oracle Linux 7 Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2025-05-08 | |||
Details
Check Text (C-221769r958754_chk)
Verify the audisp daemon is configured to label all off-loaded audit logs:
# grep "name_format" /etc/audisp/audispd.conf
name_format = hostname
If the "name_format" option is not "hostname", "fqd", or "numeric", or the line is commented out, ask the System Administrator to indicate how the audit logs are off-loaded to a different system or storage media, and to indicate if the logs are labeled appropriately.
If there is no evidence that the system is configured to off-load audit logs to a different system or storage media, or if the configuration does not appropriately label logs before they are off-loaded, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-36254r602465_fix)
Edit the /etc/audisp/audispd.conf file and add or update the "name_format" option:
name_format = hostname
The audit daemon must be restarted for changes to take effect:
# service auditd restart