System Audit Logs Must Have Mode 0750 or Less Permissive
Description
If log_group in /etc/audit/auditd.conf is set to a group other than the root
group account, change the mode of the audit log files with the following command:
$ sudo chmod 0750 /var/log/audit
Otherwise, change the mode of the audit log files with the following command:
$ sudo chmod 0700 /var/log/audit
Rationale
If users can write to audit logs, audit trails can be modified or destroyed.
Shell script
The following script can be run on the host to remediate the issue.
# Remediation is applicable only in certain platforms
if [ ! -f /.dockerenv ] && [ ! -f /run/.containerenv ] && dpkg-query --show --showformat='${db:Status-Status}\n' 'auditd' 2>/dev/null | grep -q installed; then
if LC\_ALL=C grep -iw ^log\_file /etc/audit/auditd.conf; then
DIR=$(awk -F "=" '/^log\_file/ {print $2}' /etc/audit/auditd.conf | tr -d ' ' | rev | cut -d"/" -f2- | rev)
else
DIR="/var/log/audit"
fi
if LC\_ALL=C grep -m 1 -q ^log\_group /etc/audit/auditd.conf; then
GROUP=$(awk -F "=" '/log\_group/ {print $2}' /etc/audit/auditd.conf | tr -d ' ')
if ! [ "${GROUP}" == 'root' ] ; then
chmod 0750 $DIR
else
chmod 0700 $DIR
fi
else
chmod 0700 $DIR
fi
else
>&2 echo 'Remediation is not applicable, nothing was done'
fi
