The Photon operating system must ensure audit events are flushed to disk at proper intervals.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-256544 | PHTN-30-000074 | SV-256544r991589_rule | CCI-000366 | medium |
| Description | ||||
| Without setting a balance between performance and ensuring all audit events are written to disk, performance of the system may suffer or the risk of missing audit entries may be too high. | ||||
| STIG | Date | |||
| VMware vSphere 7.0 vCenter Appliance Photon OS Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2024-12-16 | |||
Details
Check Text (C-256544r991589_chk)
At the command line, run the following command:
# grep -E "freq|flush" /etc/audit/auditd.conf
Expected result:
flush = INCREMENTAL_ASYNC
freq = 50
If the output does not match the expected result, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-60162r887305_fix)
Navigate to and open:
/etc/audit/auditd.conf
Ensure the following line is present and any existing "flush" and "freq" settings are removed:
flush = INCREMENTAL_ASYNC
freq = 50