RHEL 10 must use a separate file system for the system audit data path.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-280936 | RHEL-10-000520 | SV-280936r1184726_rule | CCI-001849 | low |
| Description | ||||
| Placing "/var/log/audit" in its own partition enables better separation between audit files and other system files and helps ensure that auditing cannot be halted due to the partition running out of space. | ||||
| STIG | Date | |||
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2026-03-11 | |||
Details
Check Text (C-280936r1184726_chk)
Verify RHEL 10 uses a separate file system/partition for the system audit data path with the following command:
Note: /var/log/audit is used as the example as it is a common location.
$ mount | grep /var/log/audit
/dev/mapper/rootvg-varlogaudit on /var/log/audit type xfs (rw,relatime,seclabel,attr2,inode64,logbufs=8,logbsize=32k,noquota)
Note: Options displayed for mount may differ.
If no line is returned, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-85402r1165162_fix)
Configure RHEL 10 to use a separate file system for the system audit data path by migrating "/var/log/audit" onto a separate file system.