The Photon operating system must protect audit tools from unauthorized modification and deletion.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-256523 | PHTN-30-000048 | SV-256523r991558_rule | CCI-001494 | 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. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000257-GPOS-00098, SRG-OS-000258-GPOS-00099 | ||||
| STIG | Date | |||
| VMware vSphere 7.0 vCenter Appliance Photon OS Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2024-12-16 | |||
Details
Check Text (C-256523r991558_chk)
At the command line, run the following command:
# stat -c "%n is owned by %U and group owned by %G and permissions are %a" /usr/sbin/auditctl /usr/sbin/auditd /usr/sbin/aureport /usr/sbin/ausearch /usr/sbin/autrace
If any file is not owned by root or group-owned by root or permissions are more permissive than "750", this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-60141r887242_fix)
At the command line, run the following command for each file returned for user and group ownership:
# chown root:root <file>
At the command line, run the following command for each file returned for file permissions:
# chmod 750 <file>