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

The SUSE operating system must generate audit records for all account creations, modifications, disabling, and termination events that affect /etc/passwd.

DISA Rule

SV-217205r603262_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-217205

Group Title

SRG-OS-000004-GPOS-00004

Rule Version

SLES-12-020200

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-001403 - The information system automatically audits account modification actions.
• CCI-000018 - The information system automatically audits account creation actions.
• CCI-000172 - The information system generates audit records for the events defined in AU-2 d. with the content defined in AU-3.
• CCI-002130 - The information system automatically audits account enabling actions.
• CCI-002132 - The information system notifies organization-defined personnel or roles for account enabling actions.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Configure the SUSE operating system to generate an audit record when all modifications to the "/etc/passwd" file occur.

Add or update the following rule to "/etc/audit/rules.d/audit.rules":

-w /etc/passwd -p wa -k account_mod

The audit daemon must be restarted for any changes to take effect.

# sudo systemctl restart auditd.service

Check Contents

Verify the SUSE operating system generates an audit record when all modifications occur to the "/etc/passwd" file.

Check that the following file is being watched by performing the following command on the system rules in "/etc/audit/audit.rules":

# sudo grep /etc/passwd /etc/audit/audit.rules

-w /etc/passwd -p wa -k account_mod

If the command does not return a line, or the line is commented out, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-217205

Documentable

False

Rule Version

SLES-12-020200

Severity Override Guidance

Verify the SUSE operating system generates an audit record when all modifications occur to the "/etc/passwd" file.

Check that the following file is being watched by performing the following command on the system rules in "/etc/audit/audit.rules":

# sudo grep /etc/passwd /etc/audit/audit.rules

-w /etc/passwd -p wa -k account_mod

If the command does not return a line, or the line is commented out, this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

4033

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