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NixOS must take action when allocated audit record storage volume reaches 75 percent of the repository maximum audit record storage capacity.

Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-268103 ANIX-00-000420 SV-268103r1039197_rule   Medium
Description
If security personnel are not notified immediately when storage volume reaches 75 percent utilization, they are unable to plan for audit record storage capacity expansion.
STIG Date
Anduril NixOS Security Technical Implementation Guide 2024-10-25

Details

Check Text (C-72027r1039195_chk)
Verify NixOS takes action when allocated audit record storage volume reaches 75 percent of the repository maximum audit record storage capacity with the following commands:

$ sudo grep -w space_left /etc/audit/auditd.conf

space_left = 25%

If the value of the "space_left" keyword is not set to "25%" or if the line is commented out, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-71930r1039196_fix)
Configure the operating system to initiate an action to notify the system administrator (SA) and information system security officer (ISSO) (at a minimum) when allocated audit record storage volume reaches 75 percent of the repository maximum audit record storage.

Add or update the 'environment.etc."audit/auditd.conf".text' configuration in /etc/nixos/configuration.nix to include the following:

environment.etc."audit/auditd.conf".text = [
''
space_left = 25%
''
];

Rebuild the NixOS configuration with the following command:

$ sudo nixos-rebuild switch