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Make the Audit Configuration Immutable

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8.1.18 Make the Audit Configuration Immutable (Scored)

Profile Applicability

  • Level 2

Description

Set system audit so that audit rules cannot be modified with auditctl. Setting the flag "-e 2" forces audit to be put in immutable mode. Audit changes can only be made on system reboot.

Rationale

In immutable mode, unauthorized users cannot execute changes to the audit system to potentially hide malicious activity and then put the audit rules back. Users would most likely notice a system reboot and that could alert administrators of an attempt to make unauthorized audit changes.

Audit Procedure

Using Command Line

Perform the following to determine if the audit configuration is immutable.

tail -n 1 /etc/audit/audit.rules

Expected Result

-e 2

Remediation

Using Command Line

Add the following lines to the /etc/audit/audit.rules file:

-e 2

Note: This must be the last line in the /etc/audit/audit.rules file.

Default Value

By default, the audit configuration is not immutable.

References

  • CIS Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Server Benchmark v1.1.0

Profile

Level 2 - Scored