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

RHEL 8 audit system must protect auditing rules from unauthorized change.

DISA Rule

SV-230402r627750_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-230402

Group Title

SRG-OS-000057-GPOS-00027

Rule Version

RHEL-08-030121

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Configure the audit system to set the audit rules to be immutable by adding the following line to "/etc/audit/rules.d/audit.rules"

-e 2

Note: Once set, the system must be rebooted for auditing to be changed. It is recommended to add this option as the last step in securing the system.

Check Contents

Verify the audit system prevents unauthorized changes with the following command:

$ sudo grep "^\s*[^#]" /etc/audit/audit.rules | tail -1

-e 2

If the audit system is not set to be immutable by adding the "-e 2" option to the "/etc/audit/audit.rules", this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-230402

Documentable

False

Rule Version

RHEL-08-030121

Severity Override Guidance

Verify the audit system prevents unauthorized changes with the following command:

$ sudo grep "^\s*[^#]" /etc/audit/audit.rules | tail -1

-e 2

If the audit system is not set to be immutable by adding the "-e 2" option to the "/etc/audit/audit.rules", this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

2921

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