AlmaLinux OS 9 audit logs must be owned by root to prevent unauthorized read access.

Severity	Group ID	Group Title	Version	Rule ID	Date	STIG Version
medium	V-269539	SRG-OS-000057-GPOS-00027	ALMA-09-056010	SV-269539r1050422_rule	2025-02-20	1

Description
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-000059-GPOS-00029

ℹ️ Check
Verify the audit logs are owned by the "root" user. First determine where the audit logs are stored with the following command: $ grep -w log_file /etc/audit/auditd.conf log_file = /var/log/audit/audit.log Then using the location of the audit log file, determine if the audit log is owned by the "root" user using the following command: $ stat -c "%U" /var/log/audit/audit.log root If the audit log is not owned by the "root" user this is a finding.

ℹ️ Check

Verify the audit logs are owned by the "root" user. First determine where the audit logs are stored with the following command: $ grep -w log_file /etc/audit/auditd.conf log_file = /var/log/audit/audit.log Then using the location of the audit log file, determine if the audit log is owned by the "root" user using the following command: $ stat -c "%U" /var/log/audit/audit.log root If the audit log is not owned by the "root" user this is a finding.

✔️ Fix
Change the audit logs to be owned by the root user: $ chown root /var/log/audit/*