Successful/unsuccessful uses of the init command in RHEL 9 must generate an audit record.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-258211	RHEL-09-654185	SV-258211r926620_rule		Medium

Description
Misuse of the init command may cause availability issues for the system.

STIG	Date
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2023-12-01

Details

Check Text ( C-61952r926618_chk )
Verify that RHEL 9 is configured to audit the execution of the "init" command with the following command: $ sudo auditctl -l | grep init -a always,exit -F path=/usr/sbin/init -F perm=x -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -k privileged-init If the command does not return a line, or the line is commented out, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-61876r926619_fix)
Configure the audit system to generate an audit event for any successful/unsuccessful uses of the "init" command by adding or updating the following rule in the "/etc/audit/rules.d/audit.rules" file: -a always,exit -F path=/usr/sbin/init -F perm=x -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -k privileged-init The audit daemon must be restarted for the changes to take effect.