STIGQter: STIG Summary: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 3 Release: 3 Benchmark Date: 23 Apr 2021:

The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must be configured to off-load audit logs onto a different system or storage media from the system being audited.

DISA Rule

SV-204506r603261_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-204506

Group Title

SRG-OS-000342-GPOS-00133

Rule Version

RHEL-07-030201

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-001851 - The information system off-loads audit records per organization-defined frequency onto a different system or media than the system being audited.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Edit the /etc/audisp/plugins.d/au-remote.conf file and add or update the following values:

direction = out
path = /sbin/audisp-remote
type = always

The audit daemon must be restarted for changes to take effect:

# service auditd restart

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Verify the "au-remote" plugin is configured to always off-load audit logs using the audisp-remote daemon:

# cat /etc/audisp/plugins.d/au-remote.conf | grep -v "^#"

active = yes
direction = out
path = /sbin/audisp-remote
type = always
format = string

If "active" is not set to "yes", "direction" is not set to "out", "path" is not set to "/sbin/audisp-remote", "type" is not set to "always", or any of the lines are commented out, ask the System Administrator to indicate how the audit logs are off-loaded to a different system or storage media.

If there is no evidence that the system is configured to off-load audit logs to a different system or storage media, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-204506

Documentable

False

Rule Version

RHEL-07-030201

Severity Override Guidance

Verify the "au-remote" plugin is configured to always off-load audit logs using the audisp-remote daemon:

# cat /etc/audisp/plugins.d/au-remote.conf | grep -v "^#"

active = yes
direction = out
path = /sbin/audisp-remote
type = always
format = string

If "active" is not set to "yes", "direction" is not set to "out", "path" is not set to "/sbin/audisp-remote", "type" is not set to "always", or any of the lines are commented out, ask the System Administrator to indicate how the audit logs are off-loaded to a different system or storage media.

If there is no evidence that the system is configured to off-load audit logs to a different system or storage media, this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

2899

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