STIGQter: STIG Summary: SLES 12 Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 2 Release: 3 Benchmark Date: 23 Apr 2021:

The audit system must take appropriate action when the network cannot be used to off-load audit records.

DISA Rule

SV-217200r603262_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-217200

Group Title

SRG-OS-000479-GPOS-00224

Rule Version

SLES-12-020100

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

Configure the SUSE operating system to take the appropriate action if it cannot off-load audit records to a different system or storage media from the system being audited due to a network failure.

Uncomment the "network_failure_action" option in "/etc/audisp/audisp-remote.conf" and set it to "syslog", "single", or "halt". See the example below:

network_failure_action = syslog

Check Contents

Verify what action the audit system takes if it cannot off-load audit records to a different system or storage media from the SUSE operating system being audited.

Check the action that the audit system takes in the event of a network failure with the following command:

# sudo grep -i "network_failure_action" /etc/audisp/audisp-remote.conf

network_failure_action = syslog

If the "network_failure_action" option is not set to "syslog", "single", or "halt" or the line is commented out, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-217200

Documentable

False

Rule Version

SLES-12-020100

Severity Override Guidance

Verify what action the audit system takes if it cannot off-load audit records to a different system or storage media from the SUSE operating system being audited.

Check the action that the audit system takes in the event of a network failure with the following command:

# sudo grep -i "network_failure_action" /etc/audisp/audisp-remote.conf

network_failure_action = syslog

If the "network_failure_action" option is not set to "syslog", "single", or "halt" or the line is commented out, this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

4033

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