Verify that audit tools are owned by root

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Description

The Ubuntu 20.04 operating system audit tools must have the proper ownership configured to protected against unauthorized access.

Verify it by running the following command:

$ stat -c "%n %U" /sbin/auditctl /sbin/aureport /sbin/ausearch /sbin/autrace /sbin/auditd /sbin/audispd /sbin/augenrules

/sbin/auditctl root
/sbin/aureport root
/sbin/ausearch root
/sbin/autrace root
/sbin/auditd root
/sbin/audispd root
/sbin/augenrules root

Audit tools needed to successfully view and manipulate audit information system activity and records. Audit tools include custom queries and report generators

Rationale

Protecting audit information also includes identifying and protecting the tools used to view and manipulate log data. Therefore, protecting audit tools is necessary to prevent unauthorized operation on audit information.

Operating systems providing tools to interface with audit information will leverage user permissions and roles identifying the user accessing the tools and the corresponding rights the user enjoys to make access decisions regarding the access to audit tools.

Remediation

Shell script

The following script can be run on the host to remediate the issue.

#!/bin/bash

chown -L 0 /sbin/auditctl
chown -L 0 /sbin/aureport
chown -L 0 /sbin/ausearch
chown -L 0 /sbin/autrace
chown -L 0 /sbin/auditd
chown -L 0 /sbin/audispd
chown -L 0 /sbin/augenrules

Ansible playbook

The following playbook can be run with Ansible to remediate the issue.

- name: Test for existence /sbin/auditctl
  stat:
    path: /sbin/auditctl
  register: file_exists
  tags:
  - DISA-STIG-UBTU-20-010200
  - configure_strategy
  - file_ownership_audit_binaries
  - low_complexity
  - low_disruption
  - medium_severity
  - no_reboot_needed

- name: Ensure owner 0 on /sbin/auditctl
  file:
    path: /sbin/auditctl
    owner: '0'
  when: file_exists.stat is defined and file_exists.stat.exists
  tags:
  - DISA-STIG-UBTU-20-010200
  - configure_strategy
  - file_ownership_audit_binaries
  - low_complexity
  - low_disruption
  - medium_severity
  - no_reboot_needed

- name: Test for existence /sbin/aureport
  stat:
    path: /sbin/aureport
  register: file_exists
  tags:
  - DISA-STIG-UBTU-20-010200
  - configure_strategy
  - file_ownership_audit_binaries
  - low_complexity
  - low_disruption
  - medium_severity
  - no_reboot_needed

- name: Ensure owner 0 on /sbin/aureport
  file:
    path: /sbin/aureport
    owner: '0'
  when: file_exists.stat is defined and file_exists.stat.exists
  tags:
  - DISA-STIG-UBTU-20-010200
  - configure_strategy
  - file_ownership_audit_binaries
  - low_complexity
  - low_disruption
  - medium_severity
  - no_reboot_needed

- name: Test for existence /sbin/ausearch
  stat:
    path: /sbin/ausearch
  register: file_exists
  tags:
  - DISA-STIG-UBTU-20-010200
  - configure_strategy
  - file_ownership_audit_binaries
  - low_complexity
  - low_disruption
  - medium_severity
  - no_reboot_needed

- name: Ensure owner 0 on /sbin/ausearch
  file:
    path: /sbin/ausearch
    owner: '0'
  when: file_exists.stat is defined and file_exists.stat.exists
  tags:
  - DISA-STIG-UBTU-20-010200
  - configure_strategy
  - file_ownership_audit_binaries
  - low_complexity
  - low_disruption
  - medium_severity
  - no_reboot_needed

- name: Test for existence /sbin/autrace
  stat:
    path: /sbin/autrace
  register: file_exists
  tags:
  - DISA-STIG-UBTU-20-010200
  - configure_strategy
  - file_ownership_audit_binaries
  - low_complexity
  - low_disruption
  - medium_severity
  - no_reboot_needed

- name: Ensure owner 0 on /sbin/autrace
  file:
    path: /sbin/autrace
    owner: '0'
  when: file_exists.stat is defined and file_exists.stat.exists
  tags:
  - DISA-STIG-UBTU-20-010200
  - configure_strategy
  - file_ownership_audit_binaries
  - low_complexity
  - low_disruption
  - medium_severity
  - no_reboot_needed

- name: Test for existence /sbin/auditd
  stat:
    path: /sbin/auditd
  register: file_exists
  tags:
  - DISA-STIG-UBTU-20-010200
  - configure_strategy
  - file_ownership_audit_binaries
  - low_complexity
  - low_disruption
  - medium_severity
  - no_reboot_needed

- name: Ensure owner 0 on /sbin/auditd
  file:
    path: /sbin/auditd
    owner: '0'
  when: file_exists.stat is defined and file_exists.stat.exists
  tags:
  - DISA-STIG-UBTU-20-010200
  - configure_strategy
  - file_ownership_audit_binaries
  - low_complexity
  - low_disruption
  - medium_severity
  - no_reboot_needed

- name: Test for existence /sbin/audispd
  stat:
    path: /sbin/audispd
  register: file_exists
  tags:
  - DISA-STIG-UBTU-20-010200
  - configure_strategy
  - file_ownership_audit_binaries
  - low_complexity
  - low_disruption
  - medium_severity
  - no_reboot_needed

- name: Ensure owner 0 on /sbin/audispd
  file:
    path: /sbin/audispd
    owner: '0'
  when: file_exists.stat is defined and file_exists.stat.exists
  tags:
  - DISA-STIG-UBTU-20-010200
  - configure_strategy
  - file_ownership_audit_binaries
  - low_complexity
  - low_disruption
  - medium_severity
  - no_reboot_needed

- name: Test for existence /sbin/augenrules
  stat:
    path: /sbin/augenrules
  register: file_exists
  tags:
  - DISA-STIG-UBTU-20-010200
  - configure_strategy
  - file_ownership_audit_binaries
  - low_complexity
  - low_disruption
  - medium_severity
  - no_reboot_needed

- name: Ensure owner 0 on /sbin/augenrules
  file:
    path: /sbin/augenrules
    owner: '0'
  when: file_exists.stat is defined and file_exists.stat.exists
  tags:
  - DISA-STIG-UBTU-20-010200
  - configure_strategy
  - file_ownership_audit_binaries
  - low_complexity
  - low_disruption
  - medium_severity
  - no_reboot_needed