SV-274076r1120216: Amazon Linux 2023 must be configured to off-load audit records onto a different system from the system being audited via syslog. | Amazon Linux 2023 STIG SCAP Benchmark

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Assessment Title

Rule Text

Amazon Linux 2023 must be configured to off-load audit records onto a different system from the system being audited via syslog.

Description

Discussion Text

The auditd service does not include the ability to send audit records to a centralized server for management directly. However, it can use a plug-in for audit event multiplexor (audispd) to pass audit records to the local syslog server.

How this relates to the STIG checklist: STIG vs SCAP benchmark.

IA Controls

NIST SP 800-53

Not mappedCCI-001851

References

DPMS Target Amazon Linux 2023 DISA DPMS Target Amazon Linux 2023 5700

SCC Automation Reference

The reconstructed evaluation script behind this rule's OVAL check(s) — every module a compound check combines, with this rule's own concrete values and DISA's SCC tool's real per-module mechanism curated from static teardown of SCC releases.

#!/bin/bash
# Reconstructed from oval:mil.disa.stig.amzlx23os:def:274076
# Amazon Linux 2023 must be configured to off-load audit records onto a different system from the system being audited via syslog.
# Per-module read mechanism curated from static teardown of DISA's SCC tool
# (SCAP Compliance Checker) -- see the SCC Automation Reference above.

# textfilecontent54_object (textfilecontent54_test)
test_1() {
  (sed -En 's/^\s*active\s*=\s*(\w+)\s*$/\1/p' '/etc/audit/plugins.d/syslog.conf') | grep -qxF 'yes'
}

if test_1; then
  echo "PASS"
else
  echo "FAIL"
fi

Assessment Script Powered by AISandbox-executed

A standalone Shell script to assess this control automatically. Review before running it in your environment.

Syntax-checked and actually executed in an isolated sandbox (not the real system this checks) — confirmed to run without errors.

#!/bin/sh
# oval:mil.disa.stig.amzlx23os:def:274076

if [ ! -f "/etc/audit/plugins.d/syslog.conf" ]; then
  echo "PASS"
  exit 0
fi

if grep -q "^\\s*active\\s*=\\s*yes\\s*$" /etc/audit/plugins.d/syslog.conf; then
  echo "PASS"
  exit 0
else
  echo "FAIL"
  exit 1
fi

Remediation

Configure Amazon Linux 2023 to use the audisp-remote syslog service.

Edit the /etc/audit/plugins.d/syslog.conf file and add or update the "active" option:

active = yes

The audit daemon must be restarted for changes to take effect.