The Photon operating system audit log must be owned by root.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-256494	PHTN-30-000017	SV-256494r958436_rule		Medium

Description

Audit information includes all information (e.g., audit records, audit settings, audit reports) needed to successfully audit operating system activity. Unauthorized disclosure of audit records can reveal system and configuration data to attackers, thus compromising its confidentiality.

STIG	Date
VMware vSphere 7.0 vCenter Appliance Photon OS Security Technical Implementation Guide	2024-12-16

Details

Check Text (C-60169r887154_chk)

At the command line, run the following command:

# (audit_log_file=$(grep "^log_file" /etc/audit/auditd.conf|sed s/^[^\/]*//) && if [ -f "${audit_log_file}" ] ; then printf "Log(s) found in "${audit_log_file%/*}":\n"; stat -c "%n is owned by %U" ${audit_log_file%}*; else printf "audit log file(s) not found\n"; fi)

If any audit log file is not owned by root, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-60112r887155_fix)

At the command line, run the following command:

# chown root:root <audit log file>

Replace <audit log file> with the log files not owned by root.