macOS 26 - Tahoe
The macOS system must configure the audit log folder to not contain access control lists (ACLs)
Description
The audit log folder must not contain ACLs.
Audit logs contain sensitive data about the system and users. This rule ensures that the audit service is configured to create log folders that are readable and writable only by system administrators to prevent normal users from reading audit logs.
Satisfies: SRG-OS-000057-GPOS-00027, SRG-OS-000058-GPOS-00028, SRG-OS-000059-GPOS-00029, SRG-OS-000256-GPOS-00097, SRG-OS-000257-GPOS-00098, SRG-OS-000258-GPOS-00099
Check
Verify the macOS system is configured without ACLs applied to log folders with the following command:
/bin/ls -lde /var/audit | /usr/bin/awk '{print $1}' | /usr/bin/grep -c ":"
If the result is not "0", this is a finding.
Fix
Configure the macOS system without ACLs applied to log folders with the following command:
/bin/chmod -N /var/audit