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Enable Auditing for Processes That Start Prior to auditd

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8.1.3 Enable Auditing for Processes That Start Prior to auditd (Scored)

Profile Applicability

  • Level 2

Description

Configure grub or lilo so that processes that are capable of being audited can be audited even if they start up prior to auditd startup.

Rationale

Audit events need to be captured on processes that start up prior to auditd, so that potential malicious activity cannot go undetected.

Audit Procedure

Using Command Line

Perform the following to determine if /boot/grub/grub.cfg is configured to log processes that start prior to auditd.

grep "linux" /boot/grub/grub.cfg

Make sure each line that starts with linux has the audit=1 parameter set.

Expected Result

Each linux boot line should contain audit=1.

Remediation

Using Command Line

Edit /etc/default/grub to include audit=1 as part of GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX:

GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX="audit=1"

And run the following command to update the grub configuration:

update-grub

Default Value

By default, auditing for processes that start prior to auditd is not enabled.

References

  • CIS Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Server Benchmark v1.1.0

Profile

Level 2 - Scored