The Ubuntu operating system must use a separate file system for the system audit data path.

From Canonical Ubuntu 16.04 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Associated with: CCI-000366

SV-90271r1_rule The Ubuntu operating system must use a separate file system for the system audit data path.

Vulnerability discussion

The use of separate file systems for different paths can protect the system from failures resulting from a file system becoming full or failing.

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Verify that a separate file system/partition has been created for the system audit data path. Check that a file system/partition has been created for the system audit data path with the following command: Note: /var/log/audit is used as the example as it is a common location. #grep /var/log/audit /etc/fstab UUID=3645951a /var/log/audit ext4 defaults 1 2 If a separate entry for "/var/log/audit" does not exist, ask the System Administrator if the system audit logs are being written to a different file system/partition on the system, then grep for that file system/partition. If a separate file system/partition does not exist for the system audit data path, this is a finding.

Fix text

Migrate the system audit data path onto a separate file system.

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