OL 9 must label all offloaded audit logs before sending them to the central log server.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-271578 | OL09-00-000755 | SV-271578r1092572_rule | CCI-000132 | medium |
| Description | ||||
| Enriched logging is needed to determine who, what, and when events occur on a system. Without this, determining root cause of an event will be much more difficult. 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-000039-GPOS-00017, SRG-OS-000342-GPOS-00133, SRG-OS-000479-GPOS-00224 | ||||
| STIG | Date | |||
| Oracle Linux 9 Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2025-05-08 | |||
Details
Check Text (C-271578r1092572_chk)
Verify that OL 9 Audit Daemon is configured to label all offloaded audit logs, with the following command:
$ sudo grep name_format /etc/audit/auditd.conf
name_format = hostname
If the "name_format" option is not "hostname", "fqd", or "numeric", or the line is commented out, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-75535r1092571_fix)
Configure OL 9 to label all offloaded audit logs before sending them to the central log server.
Edit the /etc/audit/auditd.conf file and add or update the "name_format" option:
name_format = hostname
The audit daemon must be restarted for changes to take effect.
Restart auditd:
$ sudo service auditd restart