macOS 15 - Sequoia

The macOS system must configure audit_control owner to mode 440 or less permissive

STIG ID: APPL-15-001130 | SRG: SRG-OS-000057-GPOS-00027 | Severity: Medium | CCI: CCI-000162,CCI-000163,CCI-000164,CCI-000171,CCI-001493,CCI-001494,CCI-001495 | Vulnerability ID: V-268475

Description

/etc/security/audit_control must be configured so that it is readable only by the root user and group wheel.The audit service must be configured with the correct mode to prevent normal users from manipulating audit log configurations.Satisfies: SRG-OS-000057-GPOS-00027, SRG-OS-000058-GPOS-00028, SRG-OS-000059-GPOS-00029, SRG-OS-000063-GPOS-00032, SRG-OS-000256-GPOS-00097, SRG-OS-000257-GPOS-00098, SRG-OS-000258-GPOS-00099

Check

C-268475r1034365_chk

Verify the macOS system is configured with the audit_control to mode 440 or less with the following command:/bin/ls -l /etc/security/audit_control | /usr/bin/awk '!/-r--[r-]-----|current|total/{print $1}' | /usr/bin/wc -l | /usr/bin/xargsIf the result is not "0", this is a finding.

Fix

F-72406r1034364_fix

Configure the macOS system with the audit_control to mode 440 with the following command:/bin/chmod 440 /etc/security/audit_control