OL 9 must use a separate file system for the system audit data path.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-271432 | OL09-00-000002 | SV-271432r1091008_rule | CCI-001849 | low |
| Description | ||||
| Placing "/var/log/audit" in its own partition enables better separation between audit files and other system files and helps ensure that auditing cannot be halted due to the partition running out of space. | ||||
| STIG | Date | |||
| Oracle Linux 9 Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2025-05-08 | |||
Details
Check Text (C-271432r1091008_chk)
Verify that OL 9 uses a separate file system for the system audit data path with the following command:
Note: /var/log/audit is used as the example as it is a common location.
$ mount | grep /var/log/audit
UUID=2efb2979-45ac-82d7-0ae632d11f51 on /var/log/home type xfs (rw,realtime,seclabel,attr2,inode64)
If no line is returned, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-75389r1091007_fix)
Migrate the system audit data path onto a separate file system.