RHEL 10 must generate audit records for successful and unsuccessful uses of the shutdown command.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-281151 | RHEL-10-500650 | SV-281151r1166405_rule | CCI-000172 | medium |
| Description | ||||
| Misuse of the shutdown command may cause availability issues for the system. | ||||
| STIG | Date | |||
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2026-03-11 | |||
Related Frameworks
4 paths across 3 frameworks
Related Frameworks
NIST 800-531 mapping
AU-12
1.00
- DISA · V1R1 · disa_xccdf · related
- DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
NIST 800-1712 mappings
3.3.1
1.00
- DISA · V1R1 · 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 · V1R1 · 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 · V1R1 · disa_xccdf · related
Details
Check Text (C-281151r1166405_chk)
Verify RHEL 10 is configured to audit the execution of the "shutdown" command with the following command:
$ sudo cat /etc/audit/rules.d/* | grep shutdown
-a always,exit -S all -F path=/usr/sbin/shutdown -F perm=x -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=-1 -F key=privileged-shutdown
If the command does not return a line, or the line is commented out, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-85617r1166404_fix)
Configure RHEL 10 to generate audit records upon successful and unsuccessful uses of the "shutdown" command by adding or updating the following rule in the "/etc/audit/rules.d/audit.rules" file:
-a always,exit -F path=/usr/sbin/shutdown -F perm=x -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -k privileged-shutdown
Restart the audit daemon with the following command for the changes to take effect:
$ sudo service auditd restart