STIGQter STIGQter: STIG Summary: VMware vSphere 6.7 Photon OS Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 1 Release: 1 Benchmark Date: 09 Mar 2021:

The Photon operating system must ensure audit events are flushed to disk at proper intervals.

DISA Rule

SV-239149r675255_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-239149

Group Title

SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

Rule Version

PHTN-67-000078

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Open /etc/audit/auditd.conf with a text editor.

Ensure that the line below is present and any existing "flush" and "freq" settings are removed.

flush = INCREMENTAL_ASYNC
freq = 50

Check Contents

At the command line, execute the following command:

# grep -E "freq|flush" /etc/audit/auditd.conf

Expected result:

flush = INCREMENTAL_ASYNC
freq = 50

If the output does not match the expected result, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-239149

Documentable

False

Rule Version

PHTN-67-000078

Severity Override Guidance

At the command line, execute the following command:

# grep -E "freq|flush" /etc/audit/auditd.conf

Expected result:

flush = INCREMENTAL_ASYNC
freq = 50

If the output does not match the expected result, this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

5323

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