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

Successful/unsuccessful uses of the passwd command in RHEL 8 must generate an audit record.

DISA Rule

SV-230422r627750_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-230422

Group Title

SRG-OS-000062-GPOS-00031

Rule Version

RHEL-08-030290

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 the audit system to generate an audit event for any successful/unsuccessful uses of the "passwd" command by adding or updating the following rule in the "/etc/audit/rules.d/audit.rules" file:

-a always,exit -F path=/usr/bin/passwd -F perm=x -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -k privileged-passwd

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

Check Contents

Verify that an audit event is generated for any successful/unsuccessful use of the "passwd" command by performing the following command to check the file system rules in "/etc/audit/audit.rules":

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

-a always,exit -F path=/usr/bin/passwd -F perm=x -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -k privileged-passwd

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

Vulnerability Number

V-230422

Documentable

False

Rule Version

RHEL-08-030290

Severity Override Guidance

Verify that an audit event is generated for any successful/unsuccessful use of the "passwd" command by performing the following command to check the file system rules in "/etc/audit/audit.rules":

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

-a always,exit -F path=/usr/bin/passwd -F perm=x -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -k privileged-passwd

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

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

2921

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