The SLES for vRealize must protect audit information from unauthorized deletion.

From VMware vRealize Operations Manager 6.x SLES Security Technical Implementation Guide

Associated with: CCI-000164

SV-99039r1_rule The SLES for vRealize must protect audit information from unauthorized deletion.

Vulnerability discussion

If audit information were to become compromised, then forensic analysis and discovery of the true source of potentially malicious system activity is impossible to achieve.To ensure the veracity of audit information, the SLES for vRealize must protect audit information from unauthorized deletion. This requirement can be achieved through multiple methods, which will depend upon system architecture and design.Audit information includes all information (e.g., audit records, audit settings, audit reports) needed to successfully audit information system activity.

Check content

Check that the SLES for vRealize audit logs with the following command: # (audit_log_file=$(grep "^log_file" /etc/audit/auditd.conf|sed s/^[^\/]*//) && if [ -f "${audit_log_file}" ] ; then printf "Log(s) found in "${audit_log_file%/*}":\n"; ls -l ${audit_log_file%/*}; else printf "audit log file(s) not found\n"; fi) If any audit log file has a mode more permissive than "0640", this is a finding.

Fix text

Change the mode of the audit log file(s): # chmod 0640

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