Oracle Linux 6 Security Technical Implementation Guide

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Severity

Version

V2 · R7

CurrentPublished Thu Jan 26 2023

The operating system must employ automated mechanisms to facilitate the monitoring and control of remote access methods.

Oracle Linux 6 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Assessment Title

Rule Text

The operating system must employ automated mechanisms to facilitate the monitoring and control of remote access methods.

Description

Discussion Text

Ensuring the "auditd" service is active ensures audit records generated by the kernel can be written to disk, or that appropriate actions will be taken if other obstacles exist.

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Objective

V-208876

Rule

SV-208876r793661_rule

Severity

medium

Rule Version

OL6-00-000148

Documentable

false

IA Controls

NIST SP 800-53

Rev 5

Assessment Procedure

Check Text

Run the following command to determine the current status of the "auditd" service: 

# service auditd status

If the service is enabled, it should return the following: 

auditd is running...

If the service is not running, this is a finding.

Implementation Procedure

Fix Text

The "auditd" service is an essential userspace component of the Linux Auditing System, as it is responsible for writing audit records to disk. The "auditd" service can be enabled with the following commands: 

# chkconfig auditd on
# service auditd start

STIG check 84 of 267 in the Oracle Linux 6 STIG checklist

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