GEN002719 - The audit system must alert the SA in the event of an audit processing failure - '/etc/audit/auditd.conf disk_full_action'

Information

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.

Solution

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.

See Also

http://iasecontent.disa.mil/stigs/zip/U_RedHat_5_V1R18_STIG.zip

Item Details

Category: AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY

References: 800-53|AU-5a., CAT|III, CCI|CCI-000139, Group-ID|V-22374, Rule-ID|SV-68095r2_rule, STIG-ID|GEN002719, Vuln-ID|V-22374

Plugin: Unix

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