The audit log folder must have correct permissions.

From Apple OS X 10.8 (Mountain Lion) Workstation STIG

Associated with: CCI-000166

SV-65863r1_rule The audit log folder must have correct permissions.

Vulnerability discussion

Non-repudiation of actions taken is required in order to maintain integrity. To do this, we will prevent users from modifying the audit logs.Non-repudiation protects individuals against later claims by an author of not having updated a particular file, invoked a specific command, or copied a specific file.

Check content

To check the permissions of the audit log files, run the following command: sudo -s stat -f "%A:%N" `sudo grep "^dir" /etc/security/audit_control | awk -F: '{print $2 "/*"}'` | grep -v current The results should show the permissions (first column) to be "440" or less permissive. If not, this is a finding.

Fix text

For every log file that returns incorrect permissions, run the following command: sudo chmod 440 [audit log file] where [audit log file] is the full path of the log file that needs to be modified.

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