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

The RHEL 8 audit system must be configured to audit any usage of the setxattr system call.

DISA Rule

SV-230420r627750_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-230420

Group Title

SRG-OS-000062-GPOS-00031

Rule Version

RHEL-08-030270

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-000169 - The information system provides audit record generation capability for the auditable events defined in AU-2 a. at organization-defined information system components.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Configure RHEL 8 to audit the execution of the "setxattr" system call, by adding or updating the following lines to "/etc/audit/rules.d/audit.rules":

-a always,exit -F arch=b32 -S setxattr -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -k perm_mod
-a always,exit -F arch=b64 -S setxattr -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -k perm_mod

-a always,exit -F arch=b32 -S setxattr -F auid=0 -k perm_mod
-a always,exit -F arch=b64 -S setxattr -F auid=0 -k perm_mod

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

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Verify if RHEL 8 is configured to audit the execution of the "setxattr" system call, by running the following command:

$ sudo grep -w setxattr /etc/audit/audit.rules

-a always,exit -F arch=b32 -S setxattr -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -k perm_mod
-a always,exit -F arch=b64 -S setxattr -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -k perm_mod

-a always,exit -F arch=b32 -S setxattr -F auid=0 -k perm_mod
-a always,exit -F arch=b64 -S setxattr -F auid=0 -k perm_mod

If the command does not return all lines, or the lines are commented out, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-230420

Documentable

False

Rule Version

RHEL-08-030270

Severity Override Guidance

Verify if RHEL 8 is configured to audit the execution of the "setxattr" system call, by running the following command:

$ sudo grep -w setxattr /etc/audit/audit.rules

-a always,exit -F arch=b32 -S setxattr -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -k perm_mod
-a always,exit -F arch=b64 -S setxattr -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -k perm_mod

-a always,exit -F arch=b32 -S setxattr -F auid=0 -k perm_mod
-a always,exit -F arch=b64 -S setxattr -F auid=0 -k perm_mod

If the command does not return all lines, or the lines are commented out, this is a finding.

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Target Key

2921

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