Rule ID
SV-45319r1_rule
Version
V1R12
CCIs
If the system is not configured to audit certain activities and write them to an audit log, it is more difficult to detect and track system compromises and damages incurred during a system compromise.
Determine if execution of the passwd executable is audited. # auditctl -l | grep /usr/bin/passwd If passwd is not listed with a permissions filter of at least 'x', this is a finding.
Configure execute auditing of the passwd executable. Add the following to the audit.rules file:
-w /usr/sbin/passwd -p x -k passwd
Restart the auditd service.
# rcauditd restart
OR
# service auditd restart