The Oracle Linux operating system must off-load audit records onto a different system or media from the system being audited.

Overview

Finding IDVersionRule IDIA ControlsSeverity
V-221770OL07-00-030300SV-221770r958754_ruleCCI-001851medium
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. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000342-GPOS-00133, SRG-OS-000479-GPOS-00224
STIGDate
Oracle Linux 7 Security Technical Implementation Guide2025-05-08

Details

Check Text (C-221770r958754_chk)

Verify the operating system off-loads audit records onto a different system or media from the system being audited. To determine the remote server that the records are being sent to, use the following command: # grep -i remote_server /etc/audisp/audisp-remote.conf remote_server = 10.0.21.1 If a remote server is not configured, or the line is commented out, ask the System Administrator to indicate how the audit logs are off-loaded to a different system or media. If there is no evidence that the audit logs are being off-loaded to another system or media, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-23474r419383_fix)

Configure the operating system to off-load audit records onto a different system or media from the system being audited. Set the remote server option in "/etc/audisp/audisp-remote.conf" with the IP address of the log aggregation server.