CCE-92076-9| Platform: cpe:/o:amazon:linux:2 | Date: (C)2018-10-29 (M)2023-07-04 |
Determine how many log files
'auditd' should retain when it rotates logs.
Edit the file '/etc/audit/auditd.conf'. Add or modify the following
line, substituting
Parameter:
[5_log_files/4_log_files/3_log_files]
Technical Mechanism:
The total storage for audit log files must be large enough to retain
log information over the period required. This is a function of the maximum log
file size and the number of logs retained.
| CCSS Severity: | CCSS Metrics: |
| CCSS Score : 5.9 | Attack Vector: LOCAL |
| Exploit Score: 2.5 | Attack Complexity: LOW |
| Impact Score: 3.4 | Privileges Required: NONE |
| Severity: MEDIUM | User Interaction: NONE |
| Vector: AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L | Scope: UNCHANGED |
| | Confidentiality: LOW |
| | Integrity: LOW |
| | Availability: LOW |
| | |
References: | Resource Id | Reference |
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| SCAP Repo OVAL Definition | oval:org.secpod.oval:def:48263 |
| SCAP Repo OVAL Definition | oval:org.secpod.oval:def:48873 |
