AlmaLinux OS 9 audit system must protect logon UIDs from unauthorized change.

Overview

Finding IDVersionRule IDIA ControlsSeverity
V-269544ALMA-09-056780SV-269544r1050427_ruleCCI-000163medium
Description
If modification of login user identifiers (UIDs) is not prevented, they can be changed by nonprivileged users and make auditing complicated or impossible.
STIGDate
Cloud Linux AlmaLinux OS 9 Security Technical Implementation Guide2026-02-27

Related Frameworks

3 paths across 3 frameworks
NIST 800-531 mapping
AU-9
1.00
  • DISA · V1R6 · disa_xccdf · related
  • DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
NIST 800-1711 mapping
3.3.8
1.00
  • DISA · V1R6 · 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-000163
1.00
  • DISA · V1R6 · disa_xccdf · related

Details

Check Text (C-269544r1050427_chk)

Verify the audit system prevents unauthorized changes to logon UIDs with the following command: $ grep immutable /etc/audit/audit.rules --loginuid-immutable If the "--loginuid-immutable" option is not returned in the "/etc/audit/audit.rules", or the line is commented out, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-73476r1049960_fix)

Configure AlmaLinux OS 9 auditing to prevent modification of login UIDs once they are set by adding the following line to /etc/audit/rules.d/audit.rules: --loginuid-immutable