OL 8 must notify the System Administrator (SA) and Information System Security Officer (ISSO) (at a minimum) when allocated audit record storage volume 75 percent utilization.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-248819 | OL08-00-030731 | SV-248819r971542_rule | CCI-001855 | medium |
| Description | ||||
| If security personnel are not notified immediately when storage volume reaches 75 percent utilization, they are unable to plan for audit record storage capacity expansion. | ||||
| STIG | Date | |||
| Oracle Linux 8 Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2025-05-13 | |||
Details
Check Text (C-248819r971542_chk)
Verify OL 8 notifies the SA and ISSO (at a minimum) when allocated audit record storage volume reaches 75 percent of the repository maximum audit record storage capacity with the following command:
$ sudo grep -w space_left_action /etc/audit/auditd.conf
space_left_action = email
If the value of the "space_left_action" is not set to "email", or if the line is commented out, ask the System Administrator to indicate how the system is providing real-time alerts to the SA and ISSO.
If there is no evidence that real-time alerts are configured on the system, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-52207r780022_fix)
Configure the operating system to initiate an action to notify the SA and ISSO (at a minimum) when allocated audit record storage volume reaches 75 percent of the repository maximum audit record storage capacity by adding/modifying the following line in the /etc/audit/auditd.conf file.
space_left_action = email
Note: Option names and values in the auditd.conf file are case insensitive.