Amazon Linux 2023 Security Technical Implementation Guide

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Version

V1 · R5

CurrentPublished Wed Sep 30 2026

Amazon Linux 2023 must use a separate file system for the system audit data path.

Amazon Linux 2023 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Assessment Title

Rule Text

Amazon Linux 2023 must use a separate file system for the system audit data path.

Description

Discussion Text

Placing "/var/log/audit" in its own partition enables better separation between audit files and other system files and helps ensure that auditing cannot be halted due to the partition running out of space.

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Objective

V-274068

Rule

SV-274068r1120192_rule

Severity

low

Rule Version

AZLX-23-002020

Documentable

false

IA Controls

NIST SP 800-53

Rev 5

Assessment Procedure

Check Text

Verify Amazon Linux 2023 has a separate file system/partition created for the system audit data path with the following command:

Note: /var/log/audit is used as the example as it is a common location.

$ mount | grep /var/log/audit 
UUID=2efb2979-45ac-82d7-0ae632d11f51 on /var/log/home type xfs (rw,realtime,seclabel,attr2,inode64)

Implementation Procedure

Fix Text

Configure Amazon Linux 2023 to have a separate file system/partition for the system audit data path.

Migrate the system audit data path onto a separate partition.

STIG check 68 of 187 in the Amazon Linux 2023 STIG checklist

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