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Add clarity to breaking change impact (#835)
* Add clarity to breaking change impact * Update content/vault/global/partials/important-changes/breaking-changes/cve-2025-6000.mdx Co-authored-by: Sarah Chavis <62406755+schavis@users.noreply.github.com> --------- Co-authored-by: Sarah Chavis <62406755+schavis@users.noreply.github.com>
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| Breaking | 1.20.1+, 1.19.7+, 1.18.12+, 1.16.23+ | All
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File audit devices require explicit configuration for prefixing and cannot use
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executable file permissions. You must set `allow_audit_log_prefixing` to `true`
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in your server configuration to enable `file` audit devices with the `prefix`
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option. Additionally, `file` audit devices cannot use file modes with executable
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permissions (e.g., 0777, 0755).
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executable file permissions.
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Vault will not unseal on upgrade if your only configured audit device is a
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`file` device with the executable
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[mode](/vault/docs/commands/audit/enable#command-arguments) set.
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Vault `file` audit devices cannot use file modes with executable permissions
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(e.g., 0777, 0755), and should be configured with `0644` permissions
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(or similar).
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Additionally, to enable `file` audit devices with the `prefix` option, you must
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set `allow_audit_log_prefixing` to `true` in your server configuration on each
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node in your cluster.
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#### Recommendation
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If you use `file` audit devices:
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1. Add `allow_audit_log_prefixing = true` to your Vault server configuration if
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you want to use the `prefix` option.
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1. Use non-executable file modes (e.g., 0644, 0666) for log files.
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1. Use non-executable file modes (e.g., 0644, 0666) for log files.

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