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V-261422

CAT II (Medium)

Audispd must offload audit records onto a different system or media from SLEM 5 being audited.

Rule ID

SV-261422r996674_rule

STIG

SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro (SLEM) 5 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Version

V1R4

CCIs

CCI-001851

Discussion

Information stored in one location is vulnerable to accidental or incidental deletion or alteration. Offloading is a common process in information systems with limited audit storage capacity.

Check Content

Verify "audispd" offloads audit records onto a different system or media from SLEM 5 being audited with the following command:

     > sudo grep remote_server /etc/audisp/audisp-remote.conf
     remote_server = 240.9.19.81

If "remote_server" is not set to an external server or media, or is commented out, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Configure SLEM 5 to offload audit records onto a different system or media.

Add or modify the following line in the "/etc/audisp/audisp-remote.conf" file:

remote_server = <ip_address>