Audispd must off-load audit records onto a different system or media from the SUSE operating system being audited.

Severity	Group ID	Group Title	Version	Rule ID	Date	STIG Version
low	V-217199	SRG-OS-000342-GPOS-00133	SLES-12-020090	SV-217199r958754_rule	2025-05-14	3

Description
Information stored in one location is vulnerable to accidental or incidental deletion or alteration. Off-loading is a common process in information systems with limited audit storage capacity.

ℹ️ Check
Verify "audispd" off-loads audit records onto a different system or media from the SUSE operating system being audited. Check if "audispd" is configured to off-load audit records onto a different system or media from the SUSE operating system by running the following command: # sudo cat /etc/audisp/audisp-remote.conf \| grep remote_server remote_server = 192.168.1.101 If "remote_server" is not set to an external server or media, this is a finding.

ℹ️ Check

Verify "audispd" off-loads audit records onto a different system or media from the SUSE operating system being audited. Check if "audispd" is configured to off-load audit records onto a different system or media from the SUSE operating system by running the following command: # sudo cat /etc/audisp/audisp-remote.conf | grep remote_server remote_server = 192.168.1.101 If "remote_server" is not set to an external server or media, this is a finding.

✔️ Fix
Configure the SUSE operating system "/etc/audisp/audisp-remote.conf" file to off-load audit records onto a different system or media by adding or editing the following line with the correct IP address: remote_server = [IP ADDRESS]