Modify rule file_owner_system_journal

Modified rule file_owner_system_journal to comply with UBTU-22-232090 (root must be owner of files in /var/log/journal/...)
ComplianceAsCode · Apr 17, 2024 · b451d72 · b451d72
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diff --git a/linux_os/guide/system/logging/journald/file_owner_system_journal/rule.yml b/linux_os/guide/system/logging/journald/file_owner_system_journal/rule.yml
@@ -3,18 +3,49 @@ documentation_complete: true
 
 title: 'Verify Owner on the system journal'
 
-description: '{{{ describe_file_owner(file="/var/log/journal/.*/system.journal", owner="root") }}}'
+description: |-
+    {{%- if 'ubuntu' in product %}}
+    Verify the /run/log/journal and /var/log/journal files are owned by
+    "root" by using the following command:
+    <pre>
+    $ sudo find /run/log/journal /var/log/journal  -type f -exec stat -c "%n %U" {} \;
+    </pre>
+    If any output returned is not owned by "root", this is a finding.
+    {{%- else %}}
+    '{{{ describe_file_owner(file="/var/log/journal/.*/system.journal", owner="root") }}}'
+    {{%- endif %}}
 
 rationale: |-
-  RHCOS must protect system  journal file from any type of unauthorized access by setting file ownership
+    {{%- if 'ubuntu' in product %}}
+    Only authorized personnel should be aware of errors and the details of the errors.
+    Error messages are an indicator of an organization's operational state or can
+    identify the operating system or platform. Additionally, personally identifiable
+    information (PII) and operational information must not be revealed through error
+    messages to unauthorized personnel or their designated representatives.
+    {{%- else %}}
+    RHCOS must protect system  journal file from any type of unauthorized access by setting file ownership
+    {{%- endif %}}
 
 identifiers:
-  cce@rhcos4: CCE-87682-1
+    cce@rhcos4: CCE-87682-1
 
 severity: medium
 
+fixtext: |
+    {{%- if 'ubuntu' in product %}}
+    Configure the system to set the appropriate ownership to the files
+    used by the systemd journal:
+    Add or modify the following lines in the "/etc/tmpfiles.d/systemd.conf" file:
+    <pre>
+    z /var/log/journal/%m/system.journal 0640 root systemd-journal - -
+    </pre>
+    Restart the system for the changes to take effect.
+    {{%- endif %}}
+
 references:
-  srg: SRG-APP-000118-CTR-000240
+    disa: CCI-001314
+    srg: SRG-APP-000118-CTR-000240
+    stigid@ubuntu2204: UBTU-22-232090
 
 ocil_clause: '{{{ ocil_clause_file_owner(file="/var/log/journal/.*/system.journal", owner="root") }}}'
 
@@ -24,6 +55,17 @@ ocil: |-
 template:
     name: file_owner
     vars:
+        {{%- if 'ubuntu' in product %}}
+        filepath:
+          - /run/log/journal/
+          - /var/log/journal/
+        recursive: 'true'
+        file_regex: ^.*$
+        fileuid: '0'
+
+        {{%- else %}}
         filepath: ^/var/log/journal/.*/system.journal$
         fileuid: '0'
         filepath_is_regex: "true"
+
+        {{%- endif %}}
diff --git a/products/ubuntu2204/profiles/stig.profile b/products/ubuntu2204/profiles/stig.profile
@@ -649,9 +649,9 @@ selections:
     # Analogous to directory_group_ownership_var_log_audit
     # UBTU-22-232085 The Ubuntu operating system must configure the directories used by the system journal to be group-owned by "systemd-journal"
 
-    ### TODO (rule needed)
-    # Analogous to file_ownership_var_log_audit
+    ### TODO (incomplete remediation - tmpfiles.d)
     # UBTU-22-232090 The Ubuntu operating system must configure the files used by the system journal to be owned by "root"
+    - file_owner_system_journal
 
     ### TODO (rule needed)
     # Analogous to file_group_ownership_var_log_audit