TOSS audit log directory must be owned by user root to prevent unauthorized read access.

Severity	Group ID	Group Title	Version	Rule ID	Date	STIG Version
medium	V-252981	SRG-OS-000057-GPOS-00027	TOSS-04-030160	SV-252981r958434_rule	2024-05-30	2

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-000058-GPOS-00028, SRG-OS-000059-GPOS-00029

ℹ️ Check
Verify the audit log directory is owned by user root. First, determine where the audit logs are stored with the following command: $ sudo grep -iw log_file /etc/audit/auditd.conf log_file = /var/log/audit/audit.log Using the directory where the audit log file is located, check if the directory is owned by user "root" with the following command: $ sudo ls -ld /var/log/audit/ drwx------. 2 root root 99 Jul 19 07:32 /var/log/audit/ If the audit log directory is not owned by user "root", this is a finding.

ℹ️ Check

Verify the audit log directory is owned by user root. First, determine where the audit logs are stored with the following command: $ sudo grep -iw log_file /etc/audit/auditd.conf log_file = /var/log/audit/audit.log Using the directory where the audit log file is located, check if the directory is owned by user "root" with the following command: $ sudo ls -ld /var/log/audit/ drwx------. 2 root root 99 Jul 19 07:32 /var/log/audit/ If the audit log directory is not owned by user "root", this is a finding.

✔️ Fix
Configure the audit log directory to be protected from unauthorized read access, by setting the correct owner as "root" with the following command: $ sudo chown root [audit_log_directory] Replace "[audit_log_directory]" to the correct audit log directory path, by default this location is "/var/log/audit/."