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V-270175

CAT II (Medium)

RHEL 9 "/etc/audit/" must be owned by root.

Rule ID

SV-270175r1137691_rule

STIG

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Version

V2R8

CCIs

CCI-000162

Discussion

The "/etc/audit/" directory contains files that ensure the proper auditing of command execution, privilege escalation, file manipulation, and more. Protection of this directory is critical for system security.

Check Content

Verify the ownership of the "/etc/audit/" directory with the following command:

$ sudo stat -c "%U %n" /etc/audit/

root /etc/audit/

If the "/etc/audit/" directory does not have an owner of "root", this is a finding.

Fix Text

Change the owner of the file "/etc/audit/" to "root" by running the following command:

$ sudo chown root /etc/audit/