SLEM 5 must generate audit records for all account creations, modifications, disabling, and termination events that affect /etc/group.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-261449 | SLEM-05-654130 | SV-261449r996754_rule | Medium |
| Description |
| Once an attacker establishes initial access to a system, the attacker often attempts to create a persistent method of reestablishing access. One way to accomplish this is for the attacker to simply create a new account. Auditing account creation mitigates this risk. To address access requirements, SLEM 5 may be integrated with enterprise-level authentication/access/auditing mechanisms that meet or exceed access control policy requirements. |
| STIG | Date |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro (SLEM) 5 Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2025-05-08 |
Details
| Check Text (C-65178r996752_chk) |
| Verify SLEM 5 generates an audit record when modifications occur to the "/etc/group" file with the following command: > sudo auditctl -l | grep -w '/etc/group' -w /etc/group -p wa -k account_mod If the command does not return a line that matches the example or the line is commented out, this is a finding. Note: The "-k" value is arbitrary and can be different from the example output above. |
| Fix Text (F-65086r996753_fix) |
| Configure SLEM 5 to generate an audit record when all modifications to the "/etc/group" file occur. Add or modify the following line in the "/etc/audit/rules.d/audit.rules" file: -w /etc/group -p wa -k account_mod To reload the rules file, restart the audit daemon: > sudo systemctl restart auditd.service or issue the following command: > sudo augenrules --load |