APPL-13-001014 - The macOS system must be configured with audit log files group-owned by wheel.

Information

The audit service must be configured to create log files with the correct group ownership to prevent normal users from reading audit logs. Audit logs contain sensitive data about the system and users. If log files are set to be readable and writable only by root or administrative users with sudo, the risk is mitigated.

Solution

Configure the macOS system with audit log files group-owned by wheel with the following command:

/usr/bin/sudo chgrp wheel [audit log file]

See Also

https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_Apple_macOS_13_V1R4_STIG.zip

Item Details

Category: AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY

References: 800-53|AU-9, CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000162, Rule-ID|SV-257174r905155_rule, STIG-ID|APPL-13-001014, Vuln-ID|V-257174

Plugin: Unix

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