← Back to Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 Security Technical Implementation Guide

V-281056

CAT II (Medium)

RHEL 10 must enforce root ownership of the "/etc/audit/" directory.

Rule ID

SV-281056r1165523_rule

STIG

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Version

V1R1

CCIs

CCI-000171

Discussion

The "/etc/audit/" directory contains files that ensure the proper auditing of command execution, privilege escalation, file manipulation, and more. Protection of this directory is critical for system security.

Check Content

Verify RHEL 10 enforces root ownership of the "/etc/audit/" directory with the following command:

$ sudo stat -c "%U %n" /etc/audit/
root /etc/audit/

If the "/etc/audit/" directory does not have an owner of "root", this is a finding.

Fix Text

Configure RHEL 10 so that the "/etc/audit/" directory is owned by "root" with the following command:

$ sudo chown root /etc/audit/