STIGQter: STIG Summary: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 1 Release: 2 Benchmark Date: 23 Apr 2021:

The RHEL 8 System Administrator (SA) and Information System Security Officer (ISSO) (at a minimum) must be alerted of an audit processing failure event.

DISA Rule

SV-230388r627750_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-230388

Group Title

SRG-OS-000046-GPOS-00022

Rule Version

RHEL-08-030020

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-000139 - The information system alerts designated organization-defined personnel or roles in the event of an audit processing failure.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Configure "auditd" service to notify the SA and ISSO in the event of an audit processing failure.

Edit the following line in "/etc/audit/auditd.conf" to ensure that administrators are notified via email for those situations:

action_mail_acct = root

Check Contents

Verify that the SA and ISSO (at a minimum) are notified in the event of an audit processing failure.

Check that RHEL 8 notifies the SA and ISSO (at a minimum) in the event of an audit processing failure with the following command:

$ sudo grep action_mail_acct /etc/audit/auditd.conf

action_mail_acct = root

If the value of the "action_mail_acct" keyword is not set to "root" and/or other accounts for security personnel, the "action_mail_acct" keyword is missing, or the retuned line is commented out, ask the system administrator to indicate how they and the ISSO are notified of an audit process failure. If there is no evidence of the proper personnel being notified of an audit processing failure, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-230388

Documentable

False

Rule Version

RHEL-08-030020

Severity Override Guidance

Verify that the SA and ISSO (at a minimum) are notified in the event of an audit processing failure.

Check that RHEL 8 notifies the SA and ISSO (at a minimum) in the event of an audit processing failure with the following command:

$ sudo grep action_mail_acct /etc/audit/auditd.conf

action_mail_acct = root

If the value of the "action_mail_acct" keyword is not set to "root" and/or other accounts for security personnel, the "action_mail_acct" keyword is missing, or the retuned line is commented out, ask the system administrator to indicate how they and the ISSO are notified of an audit process failure. If there is no evidence of the proper personnel being notified of an audit processing failure, this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

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Target Key

2921

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