Oracle Database must off-load audit data to a separate log management facility; this must be continuous and in near-real-time for systems with a network connection to the storage facility, and weekly or more often for stand-alone systems.
Overview
Finding ID
Version
Rule ID
IA Controls
Severity
V-237747
O121-P2-008100
SV-237747r961860_rule
Medium
Description
Information stored in one location is vulnerable to accidental or incidental deletion or alteration.
Off-loading is a common process in information systems with limited audit storage capacity.
The DBMS may write audit records to database tables, files in the file system, other kinds of local repositories, or a centralized log management system. Whatever the method used, it must be compatible with off-loading the records to the centralized system.
Review the system documentation for a description of how audit records are off-loaded.
If the DBMS has a continuous network connection to the centralized log management system, but the DBMS audit records are not written directly to the centralized log management system or transferred in near-real-time, this is a finding.
If the DBMS does not have a continuous network connection to the centralized log management system, and the DBMS audit records are not transferred to the centralized log management system weekly or more often, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-40929r667272_fix)
Configure the DBMS or deploy and configure software tools to transfer audit records to a centralized log management system, continuously and in near-real-time where a continuous network connection to the log management system exists, or at least weekly in the absence of such a connection.
For more information on auditing, refer to the following documents: