RHEL 9 must allow only the information system security manager (ISSM) (or individuals or roles appointed by the ISSM) to select which auditable events are to be audited.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-258171 | RHEL-09-653110 | SV-258171r1045308_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 9 Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2025-05-14 | |||
Related Frameworks
4 paths across 3 frameworks
Related Frameworks
NIST 800-531 mapping
AU-12
1.00
- DISA · 2 · disa_xccdf · related
- DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
NIST 800-1712 mappings
3.3.1
1.00
- DISA · 2 · 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 · 2 · 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 · 2 · disa_xccdf · related
Details
Check Text (C-258171r1045308_chk)
Verify that the files in directory "/etc/audit/rules.d/" and "/etc/audit/auditd.conf" file have a mode of "0640" or less permissive with the following command:
$ sudo find /etc/audit/rules.d/ /etc/audit/audit.rules /etc/audit/auditd.conf -type f -exec stat -c "%a %n" {} \;
600 /etc/audit/rules.d/audit.rules
640 /etc/audit/audit.rules
640 /etc/audit/auditd.conf
Fix Text (F-61836r926499_fix)
Configure the files in directory "/etc/audit/rules.d/" and the "/etc/audit/auditd.conf" file to have a mode of "0640" with the following commands:
$ sudo chmod 0640 /etc/audit/rules.d/audit.rules
$ sudo chmod 0640 /etc/audit/rules.d/[customrulesfile].rules
$ sudo chmod 0640 /etc/audit/auditd.conf