The SUSE operating system must off-load audit records onto a different system or media from the system being audited.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-234978 | SLES-15-030790 | SV-234978r1009573_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. |
| STIG | Date |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2025-05-14 |
Details
| Check Text (C-38166r1009571_chk) |
| Verify what action the audit system takes if it cannot off-load audit records to a different system or storage media from the SUSE operating system being audited. Check the action that the audit system takes in the event of a network failure with the following command: > sudo grep -i "network_failure_action" /etc/audit/audisp-remote.conf network_failure_action = syslog If the "network_failure_action" option is not set to "syslog", "single", or "halt" or the line is commented out, this is a finding. |
| Fix Text (F-38129r1009572_fix) |
| Configure the SUSE operating system to take the appropriate action if it cannot off-load audit records to a different system or storage media from the system being audited due to a network failure. Uncomment the "network_failure_action" option in "/etc/audit/audisp-remote.conf" and set it to "syslog", "single", or "halt". See the example below: network_failure_action = syslog |