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Guide to the Secure Configuration of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • Action for audispd to take when network fails

    The setting for network_failure_action in /etc/audisp/audisp-remote.conf
    Value
  • Remote server for audispd to send audit records

    The setting for remote_server in /etc/audisp/audisp-remote.conf
    Value
  • Account for auditd to send email when actions occurs

    The setting for action_mail_acct in /etc/audit/auditd.conf
    Value
  • Action for auditd to take when disk space is low

    The setting for admin_space_left_action in /etc/audit/auditd.conf
    Value
  • Ensure auditd Collects Information on the Use of Privileged Commands - mount

    At a minimum, the audit system should collect the execution of privileged commands for all users and root. If the <code>auditd</code> daemon is con...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Ensure auditd Collects Information on the Use of Privileged Commands - newgidmap

    At a minimum, the audit system should collect the execution of privileged commands for all users and root. If the <code>auditd</code> daemon is con...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Ensure auditd Collects Information on the Use of Privileged Commands - newgrp

    At a minimum, the audit system should collect the execution of privileged commands for all users and root. If the <code>auditd</code> daemon is con...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Ensure auditd Collects Information on the Use of Privileged Commands - newuidmap

    At a minimum, the audit system should collect the execution of privileged commands for all users and root. If the <code>auditd</code> daemon is con...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • The percentage remaining in disk space before prompting admin_space_left_action

    The setting for admin_space_left as a percentage in /etc/audit/auditd.conf
    Value
  • Action for auditd to take when disk errors

    'The setting for disk_error_action in /etc/audit/auditd.conf, if multiple values are allowed write them separated by pipes as in "syslog|single|hal...
    Value
  • Action for auditd to take when disk is full

    'The setting for disk_full_action in /etc/audit/auditd.conf, if multiple values are allowed write them separated by pipes as in "syslog|single|halt...
    Value
  • Ensure auditd Collects Information on the Use of Privileged Commands - pam_timestamp_check

    At a minimum, the audit system should collect the execution of privileged commands for all users and root. If the <code>auditd</code> daemon is con...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Ensure auditd Collects Information on the Use of Privileged Commands - passwd

    At a minimum, the audit system should collect the execution of privileged commands for all users and root. If the <code>auditd</code> daemon is con...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Ensure auditd Collects Information on the Use of Privileged Commands - postdrop

    At a minimum, the audit system should collect the execution of privileged commands for all users and root. If the <code>auditd</code> daemon is con...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Ensure auditd Collects Information on the Use of Privileged Commands - postqueue

    At a minimum, the audit system should collect the execution of privileged commands for all users and root. If the <code>auditd</code> daemon is con...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Auditd priority for flushing data to disk

    The setting for flush in /etc/audit/auditd.conf
    Value
  • Number of Record to Retain Before Flushing to Disk

    The setting for freq in /etc/audit/auditd.conf
    Value
  • Maximum audit log file size for auditd

    The setting for max_log_file in /etc/audit/auditd.conf
    Value
  • cron_userdomain_transition SELinux Boolean

    default - Default SELinux boolean setting.
    on - SELinux boolean is enabled.
    off - SELinux boolean is disabled.
    Value
  • Ensure auditd Collects Information on the Use of Privileged Commands - pt_chown

    At a minimum, the audit system should collect the execution of privileged commands for all users and root. If the <code>auditd</code> daemon is con...
    Rule Medium Severity

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