RHEL 10 must generate audit records for successful and unsuccessful uses of the "init" command.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-281148 | RHEL-10-500620 | SV-281148r1166396_rule | CCI-000172 | medium |
| Description | ||||
| Misuse of the "init" command may cause availability issues for the system. | ||||
| STIG | Date | |||
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2026-03-11 | |||
Details
Check Text (C-281148r1166396_chk)
Verify RHEL 10 is configured to audit the execution of the "init" command with the following command:
$ sudo auditctl -l | grep /usr/sbin/init
-a always,exit -S all -F path=/usr/sbin/init -F perm=x -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=-1 -F key=privileged-init
If the command does not return a line, or the line is commented out, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-85614r1166395_fix)
Configure RHEL 10 to generate audit records upon successful and 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
Restart the audit daemon with the following command for the changes to take effect:
$ sudo service auditd restart