The Photon operating system must immediately notify the SA and ISSO when allocated audit record storage volume reaches 75 percent of the repository maximum audit record storage capacity.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-258845 | PHTN-40-000112 | SV-258845r935564_rule | CCI-001855 | low |
| Description | ||||
| If security personnel are not notified immediately when storage volume reaches 75 percent utilization, they are unable to plan for audit record storage capacity expansion. | ||||
| STIG | Date | |||
| VMware vSphere 8.0 vCenter Appliance Photon OS 4.0 Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2023-10-29 | |||
Details
Check Text (C-258845r935564_chk)
At the command line, run the following command to verify auditd is alerting when low disk space is detected:
# grep '^space_left' /etc/audit/auditd.conf
Expected result:
space_left = 25%
space_left_action = SYSLOG
If the output does not match the expected result, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-62494r933595_fix)
Navigate to and open:
/etc/audit/auditd.conf
Ensure the "space_left" and "space_left_action" lines are uncommented and set to the following:
space_left = 25%
space_left_action = SYSLOG
At the command line, run the following command:
# pkill -SIGHUP auditd