RHEL 10 must configure SELinux context type to allow the use of a nondefault faillock tally directory.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-281252 | RHEL-10-700430 | SV-281252r1166708_rule | CCI-000044 | medium |
| Description | ||||
| Not having the correct SELinux context on the faillock directory may lead to unauthorized access to the directory. | ||||
| STIG | Date | |||
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2026-03-11 | |||
Details
Check Text (C-281252r1166708_chk)
Note: If the system does not have SELinux enabled and enforcing a targeted policy, or if the pam_faillock module is not configured for use, this requirement is not applicable.
Verify RHEL 10 SELinux context type allows the use of a nondefault faillock tally directory.
Verify the location of the nondefault tally directory for the pam_faillock module with the following command:
$ sudo grep -w dir /etc/security/faillock.conf
dir = /var/log/faillock
Check the security context type of the nondefault tally directory with the following command:
$ ls -Zd /var/log/faillock
unconfined_u:object_r:faillog_t:s0 /var/log/faillock
If the security context type of the nondefault tally directory is not "faillog_t", this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-85718r1166707_fix)
Configure RHEL 10 to allow the use of a nondefault faillock tally directory while SELinux enforces a targeted policy.
Enable the feature using the following command:
$ sudo authselect enable-feature with-faillock
Create a nondefault faillock tally directory (if it does not already exist) with the following example:
$ sudo mkdir /var/log/faillock
Add/modify the "/etc/security/faillock.conf" file to match the following line:
dir = /var/log/faillock
Update "/etc/selinux/targeted/contexts/files/file_contexts.local" with "faillog_t" context type for the nondefault faillock tally directory with the following command:
$ sudo semanage fcontext -a -t faillog_t "/var/log/faillock(/.*)?"
Update the context type of the nondefault faillock directory/subdirectories and files with the following command:
$ sudo restorecon -R -v /var/log/faillock