Amazon Linux 2023 must audit all uses of the init command.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-274098 | AZLX-23-002175 | SV-274098r1120282_rule | CCI-000172 | medium |
| Description | ||||
| Misuse of the init command may cause availability issues for the system. | ||||
| STIG | Date | |||
| Amazon Linux 2023 Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2026-02-27 | |||
Related Frameworks
4 paths across 3 frameworks
Related Frameworks
NIST 800-531 mapping
AU-12
1.00
- DISA · V1R3 · disa_xccdf · related
- DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
NIST 800-1712 mappings
3.3.1
1.00
- DISA · V1R3 · disa_xccdf · related
- DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
- NIST · Rev 2 (Feb 2020, errata Jan 2021) · nist_800_171_app_d · equivalent
3.3.2
1.00
- DISA · V1R3 · disa_xccdf · related
- DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
- NIST · Rev 2 (Feb 2020, errata Jan 2021) · nist_800_171_app_d · equivalent
CCI1 mapping
CCI-000172
1.00
- DISA · V1R3 · disa_xccdf · related
Details
Check Text (C-274098r1120282_chk)
Verify Amazon Linux 2023 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-78094r1120281_fix)
Configure Amazon Linux 2023 so that the audit system generates 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
To load the rules to the kernel immediately, use the following command:
$ sudo augenrules --load