STIGQter: STIG Summary: VMware vRealize Operations Manager 6.x SLES Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 1 Release: 1 Benchmark Date: 28 Sep 2018:

The SLES for vRealize must alert the ISSO and SA (at a minimum) in the event of an audit processing failure.

DISA Rule

SV-99029r1_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-88379

Group Title

SRG-OS-000046-GPOS-00022

Rule Version

VROM-SL-000125

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-000139 - The information system alerts designated organization-defined personnel or roles in the event of an audit processing failure.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Set the "space_left_action" parameter to the valid setting "SYSLOG", by running the following command:

# sed -i "/^[^#]*space_left_action/ c\space_left_action = SYSLOG" /etc/audit/auditd.conf

Restart the audit service:

# service auditd restart

Check Contents

Check /etc/audit/auditd.conf for the "space_left_action" with the following command:

# cat /etc/audit/auditd.conf | grep space_left_action

If the "space_left_action" parameter is missing, set to "ignore", set to "suspend", set to "single", set to "halt", or is blank, this is a finding.

Expected Result:
space_left_action = SYSLOG

Notes:
If the space_left_action is set to "exec" the system executes a designated script. If this script informs the SA of the event, this is not a finding.

If the space_left_action is set to "email" and the "action_mail_acct" parameter is not set to the email address of the system administrator, this is a finding.

The "action_mail_acct" parameter, if missing, defaults to "root".

Note: If the email address of the system administrator is on a remote system "sendmail" must be available.

Vulnerability Number

V-88379

Documentable

False

Rule Version

VROM-SL-000125

Severity Override Guidance

Check /etc/audit/auditd.conf for the "space_left_action" with the following command:

# cat /etc/audit/auditd.conf | grep space_left_action

If the "space_left_action" parameter is missing, set to "ignore", set to "suspend", set to "single", set to "halt", or is blank, this is a finding.

Expected Result:
space_left_action = SYSLOG

Notes:
If the space_left_action is set to "exec" the system executes a designated script. If this script informs the SA of the event, this is not a finding.

If the space_left_action is set to "email" and the "action_mail_acct" parameter is not set to the email address of the system administrator, this is a finding.

The "action_mail_acct" parameter, if missing, defaults to "root".

Note: If the email address of the system administrator is on a remote system "sendmail" must be available.

Check Content Reference

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Target Key

3461

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