V-270827

Discussion

Unauthorized disclosure of audit records can reveal system and configuration data to attackers, thus compromising its confidentiality. Audit information includes all information (e.g., audit records, audit settings, audit reports) needed to successfully audit operating system activity. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000057-GPOS-00027, SRG-OS-000058-GPOS-00028

Check Content

Verify that the audit log files have a mode of "0600" or less permissive. 
 
Determine where the audit logs are stored with the following command: 
 
$ sudo grep -iw log_file /etc/audit/auditd.conf
log_file = /var/log/audit/audit.log 
 
Using the path of the directory containing the audit logs, determine if the audit log files have a mode of "0600" or less with the following command: 
 
$ sudo stat -c "%n %a" /var/log/audit/*
/var/log/audit/audit.log 600 
 
If the audit log files have a mode more permissive than "0600", this is a finding.