The audit system must alert the SA in the event of an audit processing failure.

From Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Associated with IA controls: ECAT-1

Associated with: CCI-000139

SV-26517r1_rule The audit system must alert the SA in the event of an audit processing failure.

Vulnerability discussion

An accurate and current audit trail is essential for maintaining a record of system activity. If the system fails, the SA must be notified and must take prompt action to correct the problem.Minimally, the system must log this event and the SA will receive this notification during the daily system log review. If feasible, active alerting (such as e-mail or paging) should be employed consistent with the site’s established operations management systems and procedures.

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Fix text

Edit /etc/audit/auditd.conf and set the disk_full_action and/or disk_error_action parameters to a valid setting of "syslog", "exec", "single" or "halt", adding the parameters if necessary.

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