Audispd must offload audit records onto a different system or media from SLEM 5 being audited.
Severity | Group ID | Group Title | Version | Rule ID | Date | STIG Version |
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| medium | V-261422 | SRG-OS-000342-GPOS-00133 | SLEM-05-653070 | SV-261422r996674_rule | 2024-06-04 | 1 |
| Description |
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| Information stored in one location is vulnerable to accidental or incidental deletion or alteration. Offloading is a common process in information systems with limited audit storage capacity. |
| ℹ️ Check |
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| Verify "audispd" offloads audit records onto a different system or media from SLEM 5 being audited with the following command: > sudo grep remote_server /etc/audisp/audisp-remote.conf remote_server = 240.9.19.81 If "remote_server" is not set to an external server or media, or is commented out, this is a finding. |
| ✔️ Fix |
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| Configure SLEM 5 to offload audit records onto a different system or media. Add or modify the following line in the "/etc/audisp/audisp-remote.conf" file: remote_server = <ip_address> |