The macOS system must configure audit_control to mode 440 or less permissive.
Severity | Group ID | Group Title | Version | Rule ID | Date | STIG Version |
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| medium | V-259475 | SRG-OS-000057-GPOS-00027 | APPL-14-001130 | SV-259475r958434_rule | 2024-12-04 | 2 |
| Description |
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| /etc/security/audit_control must be configured so that it is readable only by the root user and group wheel. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000057-GPOS-00027,SRG-OS-000058-GPOS-00028,SRG-OS-000059-GPOS-00029,SRG-OS-000063-GPOS-00032,SRG-OS-000256-GPOS-00097,SRG-OS-000257-GPOS-00098,SRG-OS-000258-GPOS-00099 |
| ℹ️ Check |
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| Verify the macOS system is configured audit_control to mode 440 or less with the following command: /bin/ls -l /etc/security/audit_control | /usr/bin/awk '!/-r--[r-]-----|current|total/{print $1}' | /usr/bin/wc -l | /usr/bin/xargs If the results are not "0", this is a finding. |
| ✔️ Fix |
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| Configure the macOS system with the audit_control to mode 440 with the following command: /bin/chmod 440 /etc/security/audit_control |