The operating system must configure auditing to reduce the likelihood of storage capacity being exceeded.
Severity | Group ID | Group Title | Version | Rule ID | Date | STIG Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| high | V-219996 | SRG-OS-000341 | SOL-11.1-010410 | SV-219996r958752_rule | 2026-02-19 | 3 |
Description
Overflowing the audit storage area can result in a denial of service or system outage.
ℹ️ Check
The Audit Configuration profile is required.
This check applies to the global zone only. Determine the zone that you are currently securing.
# zonename
If the command output is "global", this check applies.
Check the status of the audit system. It must be auditing.
# pfexec auditconfig -getplugin
If the output of this command does not contain:
p_fsize=4M
this is a finding.
✔️ Fix
The Audit Control profile is required.
This action applies to the global zone only. Determine the zone that you are currently securing.
# zonename
If the command output is "global", this action applies.
Set the size of a binary audit file to a specific size. The size is specified in megabytes.
# pfexec auditconfig -setplugin audit_binfile p_fsize=4M
Restart the audit system.
# pfexec audit -s