RHEL 9 must take appropriate action when the internal event queue is full.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-258162 | RHEL-09-653065 | SV-258162r1184331_rule | CCI-001851 | medium |
| Description | ||||
| The audit system should have an action setup in the event the internal event queue becomes full so that no data is lost. Information stored in one location is vulnerable to accidental or incidental deletion or alteration. Offloading is a common process in information systems with limited audit storage capacity. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000342-GPOS-00133, SRG-OS-000479-GPOS-00224 | ||||
| STIG | Date | |||
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2026-02-05 | |||
Details
Check Text (C-258162r1184331_chk)
Verify that RHEL 9 audit system is configured to take an appropriate action when the internal event queue is full:
$ sudo grep -i overflow_action /etc/audit/auditd.conf
overflow_action = syslog
If the value of the "overflow_action" option is not set to "syslog", "single", "halt" or the line is commented out, ask the system administrator (SA) to indicate how the audit logs are offloaded to a different system or media.
If there is no evidence that the audit system is configured to off-load the audit logs to another system or media and if the overflow action is not set to take appropriate action if the internal event queue becomes full, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-61827r926472_fix)
Edit the /etc/audit/auditd.conf file and add or update the "overflow_action" option:
overflow_action = syslog
The audit daemon must be restarted for changes to take effect.