Details

The /etc/security/audit_user is a sensitive file and must be owned by root to prevent possible system compromise.

Solution

Change the owner of the /etc/security/audit_user file to root.
# chown root /etc/security/audit_user

Supportive Information

The following resource is also helpful.

• https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_SOL_10_SPARC_V2R2_STIG.zip

This security hardening control applies to the following category of controls within NIST 800-53: Configuration Management.This control applies to the following type of system Unix.

References

• 800-53|CM-6b.
• CAT|II
• CCI|CCI-000366
• CSCv6|3.1
• Rule-ID|SV-226407r603265_rule
• STIG-ID|GEN000000-SOL00060
• STIG-Legacy|SV-4352
• STIG-Legacy|V-4352
• Vuln-ID|V-226407

Source

• Tenable.com/audits