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V-248805

CAT II (Medium)

OL 8 must enable Linux audit logging for the USBGuard daemon.

Rule ID

SV-248805r991579_rule

STIG

Oracle Linux 8 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Version

V2R8

CCIs

CCI-000172

Discussion

Without generating audit records that are specific to the security and mission needs of the organization, it would be difficult to establish, correlate, and investigate the events relating to an incident or identify those responsible for one. Audit records can be generated from various components within the information system (e.g., module or policy filter).

Check Content

Verify OL 8 enables Linux audit logging of the USBGuard daemon with the following commands. 
 
Note: If the USBGuard daemon is not installed and enabled, this requirement is not applicable. 
 
$ sudo grep -i auditbackend /etc/usbguard/usbguard-daemon.conf 
 
AuditBackend=LinuxAudit 
 
If the "AuditBackend" entry does not equal "LinuxAudit", is missing, or the line is commented out, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Configure OL 8 to enable Linux audit logging of the USBGuard daemon by adding or modifying the following line in "/etc/usbguard/usbguard-daemon.conf": 
 
AuditBackend=LinuxAudit