APPL-14-001110 - The macOS system must configure audit_control group to wheel.

Information

/etc/security/audit_control must have the group set to wheel.

The audit service must be configured with the correct group ownership to prevent normal users from manipulation audit log configurations.

Audit logs contain sensitive data about the system and users. If log files are set to be readable and writable only by system administrators, the risk is mitigated.

Satisfies: SRG-OS-000057-GPOS-00027,SRG-OS-000058-GPOS-00028,SRG-OS-000059-GPOS-00029,SRG-OS-000063-GPOS-00032,SRG-OS-000256-GPOS-00097,SRG-OS-000257-GPOS-00098,SRG-OS-000258-GPOS-00099

Solution

Configure the macOS system with the audit_control group to wheel with the following command:

/usr/bin/chgrp wheel /etc/security/audit_control

See Also

https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_Apple_macOS_14_V2R1_STIG.zip

Item Details

Category: AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY

References: 800-53|AU-9, 800-53|AU-12b., CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000162, CCI|CCI-000163, CCI|CCI-000164, CCI|CCI-000171, CCI|CCI-001493, CCI|CCI-001494, CCI|CCI-001495, Rule-ID|SV-259473r958434_rule, STIG-ID|APPL-14-001110, Vuln-ID|V-259473

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 48139a43cddb382eeb09216b0db590bd109e14d554d09387548fef3e1db27bd5