The operating system must configure auditing to reduce the likelihood of storage capacity being exceeded.

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highV-219968SRG-OS-000341SOL-11.1-010410SV-219968r958752_rule2024-11-253
Description
Overflowing the audit storage area can result in a denial of service or system outage.
ℹ️ Check
The Audit Configuration profile is required. This check applies to the global zone only. Determine the zone that you are currently securing. # zonename If the command output is "global", this check applies. Check the status of the audit system. It must be auditing. # pfexec auditconfig -getplugin If the output of this command does not contain: p_fsize=4M this is a finding.
✔️ Fix
The Audit Control profile is required. This action applies to the global zone only. Determine the zone that you are currently securing. # zonename If the command output is "global", this action applies. Set the size of a binary audit file to a specific size. The size is specified in megabytes. # pfexec auditconfig -setplugin audit_binfile p_fsize=4M Restart the audit system. # pfexec audit -s