CCE-95479-2| Platform: cpe:/o:amazon:linux:2, cpe:/o:centos:centos:7, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:7, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:8, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9 | Date: (C)2021-03-05 (M)2023-07-04 |
Description:
Data from journald may be stored in volatile memory or persisted locally on the server.
Logs in memory will be lost upon a system reboot. By persisting logs to local disk on the
server they are protected from loss.
Rationale:
Writing log data to disk will provide the ability to forensically reconstruct events which
may have impacted the operations or security of a system even after a system crash or
reboot.
Audit:
Review /etc/systemd/journald.conf and verify that logs are persisted to disk:
# grep -e ^s*Storage /etc/systemd/journald.conf
Storage=persistent
Remediation:
Edit the /etc/systemd/journald.conf file and add the following line:
Storage=persistent
Parameter:
[yes/no]
Technical Mechanism:
Edit the /etc/systemd/journald.conf file and add the following line:
Storage=persistent
| CCSS Severity: | CCSS Metrics: |
| CCSS Score : 8.6 | Attack Vector: NETWORK |
| Exploit Score: 3.9 | Attack Complexity: LOW |
| Impact Score: 4.7 | Privileges Required: NONE |
| Severity: HIGH | User Interaction: NONE |
| Vector: AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H | Scope: UNCHANGED |
| | Confidentiality: LOW |
| | Integrity: LOW |
| | Availability: HIGH |
| | |
References: | Resource Id | Reference |
|---|
| SCAP Repo OVAL Definition | oval:org.secpod.oval:def:72348 |
| SCAP Repo OVAL Definition | oval:org.secpod.oval:def:71982 |
| SCAP Repo OVAL Definition | oval:org.secpod.oval:def:72925 |
| SCAP Repo OVAL Definition | oval:org.secpod.oval:def:72819 |
| SCAP Repo OVAL Definition | oval:org.secpod.oval:def:68630 |
| SCAP Repo OVAL Definition | oval:org.secpod.oval:def:84222 |
| SCAP Repo OVAL Definition | oval:org.secpod.oval:def:73030 |
| SCAP Repo OVAL Definition | oval:org.secpod.oval:def:72716 |
