macOS 15 - Sequoia
The macOS system must configure sudo to log events
STIG ID:
APPL-15-000190
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SRG:
SRG-OS-000064-GPOS-00033
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Severity:
Medium
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CCI:
CCI-000172
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Vulnerability ID:
V-268451
Description
Sudo must be configured to log privilege escalation.Without logging privilege escalation, it is difficult to identify attempted attacks because no audit trail is available for forensic investigation.
Check
C-268451r1034293_chk
Verify the macOS system is configured to log privilege escalation with the following command:/usr/bin/sudo /usr/bin/sudo -V | /usr/bin/grep -c "Log when a command is allowed by sudoers"If the result is not "1", this is a finding.
Fix
F-72382r1034292_fix
Configure the macOS system to log privilege escalation with the following command:/usr/bin/find /etc/sudoers* -type f -exec sed -i '' '/^Defaults[[:blank:]]*\!log_allowed/s/^/# /' '{}' \;/bin/echo "Defaults log_allowed" >> /etc/sudoers.d/mscp