AlmaLinux OS 9 must encrypt the transfer of audit records offloaded onto a different system or media from the system being audited via rsyslog.

STIG ID: ALMA-09-052710 |  SRG: SRG-OS-000479-GPOS-00224 |  Severity: medium |  CCI:  | Vulnerability Id: V-269514

Vulnerability Discussion

Information stored in one location is vulnerable to accidental or incidental deletion or alteration.

Off-loading is a common process in information systems with limited audit storage capacity.

Check

Configure AlmaLinux OS 9 to encrypt offloaded audit records via rsyslog by setting the following options in "/etc/rsyslog.conf" or "/etc/rsyslog.d/[customfile].conf":

$ActionSendStreamDriverMode 1

Fix

Verify AlmaLinux OS 9 encrypts audit records offloaded onto a different system or media from the system being audited via rsyslog with the following command:

$ grep -i '$ActionSendStreamDriverMode' /etc/rsyslog.conf /etc/rsyslog.d/*.conf

/etc/rsyslog.d/stig.conf:$ActionSendStreamDriverMode 1

If the value of the "$ActionSendStreamDriverMode" option is not set to "1" or the line is commented out, this is a finding.