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 | |||
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