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Guide to the Secure Configuration of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • Configure auditd space_left on Low Disk Space

    The <code>auditd</code> service can be configured to take an action when disk space is running low but prior to running out of space completely. Ed...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Configure auditd space_left Action on Low Disk Space

    The <code>auditd</code> service can be configured to take an action when disk space <i>starts</i> to run low. Edit the file <code>/etc/audit/auditd...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Configure auditd space_left on Low Disk Space

    The <code>auditd</code> service can be configured to take an action when disk space is running low but prior to running out of space completely. Ed...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Set number of records to cause an explicit flush to audit logs

    To configure Audit daemon to issue an explicit flush to disk command after writing <xccdf-1.2:sub idref="xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_value_var_aud...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Include Local Events in Audit Logs

    To configure Audit daemon to include local events in Audit logs, set <code>local_events</code> to <code>yes</code> in <code>/etc/audit/auditd.conf<...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Resolve information before writing to audit logs

    To configure Audit daemon to resolve all uid, gid, syscall, architecture, and socket address information before writing the events to disk, set <co...
    Rule Low Severity
  • Disable vsyscalls in zIPL

    To disable use of virtual syscalls, check that all boot entries in <code>/boot/loader/entries/*.conf</code> have <code>vsyscall=none</code> include...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Configure auditing of unsuccessful file accesses

    Ensure that unsuccessful attempts to access a file are audited. The following rules configure audit as described above: <pre>## Unsuccessful file ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Configure auditing of unsuccessful file accesses (AArch64)

    Ensure that unsuccessful attempts to access a file are audited. The following rules configure audit as described above: <pre>## Unsuccessful file ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Configure auditing of unsuccessful file accesses (ppc64le)

    Ensure that unsuccessful attempts to access a file are audited. The following rules configure audit as described above: <pre>## Unsuccessful file ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Configure auditing of successful file accesses

    Ensure that successful attempts to access a file are audited. The following rules configure audit as described above: <pre>## Successful file acce...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Configure auditing of successful file accesses (AArch64)

    Ensure that successful attempts to access a file are audited. The following rules configure audit as described above: <pre>## Successful file acce...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Configure auditing of successful file accesses (ppc64le)

    Ensure that successful attempts to access a file are audited. The following rules configure audit as described above: <pre>## Successful file acce...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Configure basic parameters of Audit system

    Perform basic configuration of Audit system. Make sure that any previously defined rules are cleared, the auditing system is configured to handle s...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Configure auditing of unsuccessful file creations

    Ensure that unsuccessful attempts to create a file are audited. The following rules configure audit as described above: <pre>## Unsuccessful file ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Configure auditing of unsuccessful file creations (AArch64)

    Ensure that unsuccessful attempts to create a file are audited. The following rules configure audit as described above: <pre>## Unsuccessful file ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Configure auditing of unsuccessful file creations (ppc64le)

    Ensure that unsuccessful attempts to create a file are audited. The following rules configure audit as described above: <pre>## Unsuccessful file ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Configure auditing of successful file creations

    Ensure that successful attempts to create a file are audited. The following rules configure audit as described above: <pre>## Successful file crea...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Configure auditing of successful file creations (AArch64)

    Ensure that successful attempts to create a file are audited. The following rules configure audit as described above: <pre>## Successful file crea...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Configure auditing of successful file creations (ppc64le)

    Ensure that successful attempts to create a file are audited. The following rules configure audit as described above: <pre>## Successful file crea...
    Rule Medium Severity

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