The Photon operating system must immediately notify the SA and ISSO 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-258845 | PHTN-40-000112 | SV-258845r971542_rule | Low |
| 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 |
| VMware vSphere 8.0 vCenter Appliance Photon OS 4.0 Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2024-07-11 |
Details
| Check Text (C-62585r933594_chk) |
| At the command line, run the following command to verify auditd is alerting when low disk space is detected: # grep '^space_left' /etc/audit/auditd.conf Expected result: space_left = 25% space_left_action = SYSLOG If the output does not match the expected result, this is a finding. |
| Fix Text (F-62494r933595_fix) |
| Navigate to and open: /etc/audit/auditd.conf Ensure the "space_left" and "space_left_action" lines are uncommented and set to the following: space_left = 25% space_left_action = SYSLOG At the command line, run the following command: # pkill -SIGHUP auditd |