RHEL 10 must enforce mode "0640" or less for the "/etc/audit/auditd.conf" file to prevent unauthorized access.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-281364 | RHEL-10-900000 | SV-281364r1167242_rule | CCI-000171 | medium |
| Description | ||||
| Without the capability to restrict the roles and individuals that can select which events are audited, unauthorized personnel may be able to prevent the auditing of critical events. Misconfigured audits may degrade the system's performance by overwhelming the audit log. Misconfigured audits may also make it more difficult to establish, correlate, and investigate the events relating to an incident or identify those responsible for one. | ||||
| 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-000171
1.00
- DISA · V1R1 · disa_xccdf · related
Details
Check Text (C-281364r1167242_chk)
Verify RHEL 10 enforces the mode of "/etc/audit/auditd.conf" with the following command:
$ sudo stat -c "%a %n" /etc/audit/auditd.conf
640 /etc/audit/auditd.conf
If "/etc/audit/auditd.conf" does not have a mode of "0640", this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-85830r1167241_fix)
Configure RHEL 10 to set the mode of the "/etc/audit/auditd.conf" file to "0640" with the following command:
$ sudo chmod 0640 /etc/audit/auditd.conf