The Photon operating system audit files and directories must have correct permissions.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-256522 | PHTN-30-000047 | SV-256522r991557_rule | CCI-001493 | medium |
| Description | ||||
| Protecting audit information includes identifying and protecting the tools used to view and manipulate log data. Therefore, protecting audit tools is necessary to prevent unauthorized operations on audit information. | ||||
| STIG | Date | |||
| VMware vSphere 7.0 vCenter Appliance Photon OS Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2024-12-16 | |||
Related Frameworks
3 paths across 3 frameworks
Related Frameworks
NIST 800-531 mapping
AU-9
1.00
- DISA · V1R4 · disa_xccdf · related
- DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
NIST 800-1711 mapping
3.3.8
1.00
- DISA · V1R4 · disa_xccdf · related
- DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
- NIST · Rev 2 (Feb 2020, errata Jan 2021) · nist_800_171_app_d · equivalent
CCI1 mapping
CCI-001493
1.00
- DISA · V1R4 · disa_xccdf · related
Details
Check Text (C-256522r991557_chk)
At the command line, run the following command:
# stat -c "%n is owned by %U and group owned by %G" /etc/audit/auditd.conf
If "auditd.conf" is not owned by root and group owned by root, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-60140r887239_fix)
At the command line, run the following command:
# chown root:root /etc/audit/auditd.conf