The SLES for vRealize must initiate session audits at system start-up.

From VMware vRealize Automation 7.x SLES Security Technical Implementation Guide

Associated with: CCI-001464

SV-100401r1_rule The SLES for vRealize must initiate session audits at system start-up.

Vulnerability discussion

If auditing is enabled late in the start-up process, the actions of some start-up processes may not be audited. Some audit systems also maintain state information only available if auditing is enabled before a given process is created.

Check content

Check for the "audit=1" kernel parameter. # grep "audit=1" /proc/cmdline If no results are returned, this is a finding.

Fix text

Edit the grub bootloader file /boot/grub/menu.lst by appending the "audit=1" parameter to the kernel boot line. Reboot the system for the change to take effect.

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