Successful/unsuccessful uses of the init command in RHEL 9 must generate an audit record.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-258211 | RHEL-09-654185 | SV-258211r1045418_rule | CCI-000172 | medium |
| Description | ||||
| Misuse of the init command may cause availability issues for the system. | ||||
| STIG | Date | |||
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2025-05-14 | |||
Details
Check Text (C-258211r1045418_chk)
Verify that RHEL 9 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-61876r1045417_fix)
Configure the audit system to generate an audit event for any successful/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
To load the rules to the kernel immediately, use the following command:
$ sudo augenrules --load