Monitor AppArmor, an implementation of mandatory access controls. The parameters below monitor any write access (potential additional, deletion or modification of files in the directory) or attribute changes to the /etc/apparmor/ and /etc/apparmor.d/ directories.
Note: If a different Mandatory Access Control method is used, changes to the corresponding directories should be audited.
Rationale
Changes to files in the /etc/apparmor/ and /etc/apparmor.d/ directories could indicate that an unauthorized user is attempting to modify access controls and change security contexts, leading to a compromise of the system.
-w /etc/apparmor/ -p wa -k MAC-policy
-w /etc/apparmor.d/ -p wa -k MAC-policy
Remediation
Create Audit Rules
Edit or create a file in the /etc/audit/rules.d/ directory, ending in .rules extension, with the relevant rules to monitor events that modify the system's Mandatory Access Controls.
Example:
printf"
-w /etc/apparmor/ -p wa -k MAC-policy
-w /etc/apparmor.d/ -p wa -k MAC-policy
" >> /etc/audit/rules.d/50-MAC-policy.rules
Load Audit Rules
Merge and load the rules into active configuration:
augenrules --load
Check if reboot is required:
if [[ $(auditctl -s | grep "enabled") =~ "2" ]]; thenprintf"Reboot required to load rules\n"; fi
References
NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5: AU-3, CM-6
CIS Controls
v8: 8.5 Collect Detailed Audit Logs
v7: 5.5 Implement Automated Configuration Monitoring Systems
MITRE ATT&CK Mappings
Techniques: T1562, T1562.006
Tactics: TA0004
Mitigations: M1022
Additional Information
Potential Reboot Required
If the auditing configuration is locked (-e 2), then augenrules will not warn in any way that rules could not be loaded into the running configuration. A system reboot will be required to load the rules into the running configuration.
System Call Structure
For performance (man 7 audit.rules) reasons it is preferable to have all the system calls on one line. However, your configuration may have them on one line each or some other combination. This is important to understand for both the auditing and remediation sections as the examples given are optimized for performance as per the man page.