The macOS system must configure audit_control owner to root.

STIG ID: APPL-15-001120  |  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-268474

Vulnerability Discussion

/etc/security/audit_control must have the owner set to root.

The audit service must be configured with the correct ownership 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

Verify the macOS system is configured with the audit_control owner to root with the following command:

/bin/ls -dn /etc/security/audit_control | /usr/bin/awk '{print $3}'

If the result is not "0", this is a finding.

Fix

Configure the macOS system with the audit_control owner to root with the following command:

/usr/sbin/chown root /etc/security/audit_control
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