The macOS system must configure audit_control owner to root.
Severity | Group ID | Group Title | Version | Rule ID | Date | STIG Version |
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| medium | V-268474 | SRG-OS-000057-GPOS-00027 | APPL-15-001120 | SV-268474r1034362_rule | 2025-02-20 | 1 |
| Description |
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| /etc/security/audit_control must have the owner set to root. The audit service must be configured with the correct ownership to prevent normal users from manipulating audit log configurations. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000057-GPOS-00027, SRG-OS-000058-GPOS-00028, SRG-OS-000059-GPOS-00029, SRG-OS-000063-GPOS-00032, SRG-OS-000256-GPOS-00097, SRG-OS-000257-GPOS-00098, SRG-OS-000258-GPOS-00099 |
| ℹ️ Check |
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| Verify the macOS system is configured with the audit_control owner to root with the following command: /bin/ls -dn /etc/security/audit_control | /usr/bin/awk '{print $3}' If the result is not "0", this is a finding. |
| ✔️ Fix |
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| Configure the macOS system with the audit_control owner to root with the following command: /usr/sbin/chown root /etc/security/audit_control |