STIGQter: STIG Summary: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 3 Release: 3 Benchmark Date: 23 Apr 2021:

The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must generate audit records for all account creations, modifications, disabling, and termination events that affect /etc/passwd.

DISA Rule

SV-204564r603261_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-204564

Group Title

SRG-OS-000004-GPOS-00004

Rule Version

RHEL-07-030870

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-000018 - The information system automatically audits account creation actions.
• CCI-000172 - The information system generates audit records for the events defined in AU-2 d. with the content defined in AU-3.
• CCI-001403 - The information system automatically audits account modification actions.
• CCI-002130 - The information system automatically audits account enabling actions.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Configure the operating system to generate audit records for all account creations, modifications, disabling, and termination events that affect "/etc/passwd".

Add or update the following rule "/etc/audit/rules.d/audit.rules":

-w /etc/passwd -p wa -k identity

The audit daemon must be restarted for the changes to take effect.

Check Contents

Verify the operating system must generate audit records for all account creations, modifications, disabling, and termination events that affect "/etc/passwd".

Check the auditing rules in "/etc/audit/audit.rules" with the following command:

# grep /etc/passwd /etc/audit/audit.rules

-w /etc/passwd -p wa -k identity

If the command does not return a line, or the line is commented out, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-204564

Documentable

False

Rule Version

RHEL-07-030870

Severity Override Guidance

Verify the operating system must generate audit records for all account creations, modifications, disabling, and termination events that affect "/etc/passwd".

Check the auditing rules in "/etc/audit/audit.rules" with the following command:

# grep /etc/passwd /etc/audit/audit.rules

-w /etc/passwd -p wa -k identity

If the command does not return a line, or the line is commented out, this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

2899

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