Guide to the Secure Configuration of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark
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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 configured to use the <code>augenrules</code> program...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 configured to use the <code>augenrules</code> program...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 configured to use the <code>augenrules</code> program...Rule Medium Severity -
Action for auditd to take when disk space just starts to run low
The setting for space_left_action in /etc/audit/auditd.confValue -
The percentage remaining in disk space before prompting space_left_action
The setting for space_left as a percentage in /etc/audit/auditd.confValue -
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 configured to use the <code>augenrules</code> program...Rule Medium Severity -
Ensure auditd Collects Information on the Use of Privileged Commands - ssh-keysign
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 configured to use the <code>augenrules</code> program...Rule Medium Severity -
Ensure auditd Collects Information on the Use of Privileged Commands - su
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 configured to use the <code>augenrules</code> program...Rule Medium Severity -
Configure audispd Plugin To Send Logs To Remote Server
Configure the audispd plugin to off-load audit records onto a different system or media from the system being audited. Set the <code>remote_server</code> option in <pre>/etc/audit/audisp-remote.co...Rule Medium Severity -
Ensure auditd Collects Information on the Use of Privileged Commands - sudoedit
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 configured to use the <code>augenrules</code> program...Rule Medium Severity -
Ensure auditd Collects Information on the Use of Privileged Commands - unix_chkpwd
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 configured to use the <code>augenrules</code> program...Rule Medium Severity -
Configure auditd Disk Full Action when Disk Space Is Full
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. Edit the file <code>/etc/audit/auditd.conf</code>. A...Rule Medium Severity -
Ensure auditd Collects Information on the Use of Privileged Commands - userhelper
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 configured to use the <code>augenrules</code> program...Rule Medium Severity -
Ensure auditd Collects Information on the Use of Privileged Commands - usernetctl
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 configured to use the <code>augenrules</code> program...Rule Medium Severity -
Configure auditd Disk Full Action when Disk Space Is Full
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. Edit the file <code>/etc/audit/auditd.conf</code>. A...Rule Medium Severity -
Record Attempts to Alter Time Through clock_settime
If the <code>auditd</code> daemon is configured to use the <code>augenrules</code> program to read audit rules during daemon startup (the default), add the following line to a file with suffix <cod...Rule Medium Severity -
Record attempts to alter time through settimeofday
If the <code>auditd</code> daemon is configured to use the <code>augenrules</code> program to read audit rules during daemon startup (the default), add the following line to a file with suffix <cod...Rule Medium Severity -
Record Attempts to Alter Time Through stime
If the <code>auditd</code> daemon is configured to use the <code>augenrules</code> program to read audit rules during daemon startup (the default), add the following line to a file with suffix <cod...Rule Medium Severity -
Record Attempts to Alter the localtime File
If the <code>auditd</code> daemon is configured to use the <code>augenrules</code> program to read audit rules during daemon startup (the default), add the following line to a file with suffix <cod...Rule Medium Severity -
Number of Record to Retain Before Flushing to Disk
The setting for freq in /etc/audit/auditd.confValue -
Configure audispd's Plugin disk_full_action When Disk Is Full
Configure the action the operating system takes if the disk the audit records are written to becomes full. Edit the file <code>/etc/audit/audisp-remote.conf</code>. Add or modify the following line...Rule Medium Severity -
Encrypt Audit Records Sent With audispd Plugin
Configure the operating system to encrypt the transfer of off-loaded audit records onto a different system or media from the system being audited. Uncomment the <code>enable_krb5</code> option in ...Rule Medium Severity -
Configure audispd's Plugin network_failure_action On Network Failure
Configure the action the operating system takes if there is an error sending audit records to a remote system. Edit the file <code>/etc/audit/audisp-remote.conf</code>. Add or modify the following ...Rule Medium Severity -
Configure auditd to use audispd's syslog plugin
To configure the <code>auditd</code> service to use the <code>syslog</code> plug-in of the <code>audispd</code> audit event multiplexor, set the <code>active</code> line in <code>/etc/audit/plugins...Rule Medium Severity -
Configure auditd Disk Error Action on Disk Error
The <code>auditd</code> service can be configured to take an action when there is a disk error. Edit the file <code>/etc/audit/auditd.conf</code>. Add or modify the following line, substituting <i>...Rule Medium Severity -
Configure auditd Disk Error Action on Disk Error
The <code>auditd</code> service can be configured to take an action when there is a disk error. Edit the file <code>/etc/audit/auditd.conf</code>. Add or modify the following line, substituting <i>...Rule Medium Severity -
Configure auditd mail_acct Action on Low Disk Space
The <code>auditd</code> service can be configured to send email to a designated account in certain situations. Add or correct the following line in <code>/etc/audit/auditd.conf</code> to ensure tha...Rule Medium Severity -
Configure auditd admin_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. Edit the file <code>/etc/audit/auditd.conf</code>. A...Rule Medium Severity -
Configure auditd flush priority
The <code>auditd</code> service can be configured to synchronously write audit event data to disk. Add or correct the following line in <code>/etc/audit/auditd.conf</code> to ensure that audit even...Rule Medium Severity -
Configure auditd max_log_file_action Upon Reaching Maximum Log Size
The default action to take when the logs reach their maximum size is to rotate the log files, discarding the oldest one. To configure the action taken by <code>auditd</code>, add or correct the lin...Rule Medium Severity -
Configure auditd max_log_file_action Upon Reaching Maximum Log Size
The default action to take when the logs reach their maximum size is to rotate the log files, discarding the oldest one. To configure the action taken by <code>auditd</code>, add or correct the lin...Rule Medium Severity -
Configure auditd Number of Logs Retained
Determine how many log files <code>auditd</code> should retain when it rotates logs. Edit the file <code>/etc/audit/auditd.conf</code>. Add or modify the following line, substituting <i>NUMLOGS</i>...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. Edit the file <code>/etc/audit/auditd.conf</code>. A...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. Edit the file <code>/etc/audit/auditd.conf</code>. A...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_auditd_freq" use="legacy"></xccdf-1.2:sub> records, s...Rule Medium Severity -
Include Local Events in Audit Logs
To configure Audit daemon to include local events in Audit logs, setlocal_eventstoyesin/etc/audit/auditd.conf. This is the default setting.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 <code>log_format</code> to <code>ENRICHED</code> in <...Rule Low Severity -
Type of hostname to record the audit event
Type of hostname to record the audit eventValue -
Set type of computer node name logging in audit logs
To configure Audit daemon to use a unique identifier as computer node name in the audit events, set <code>name_format</code> to <code><xccdf-1.2:sub idref="xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_value_var_au...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 access (any other opens) This has to go last. -a a...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 access (any other opens) This has to go last. -a a...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 access (any other opens) This has to go last. -a a...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 access (any other opens) This has to go last. ## These...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 access (any other opens) This has to go last. ## These...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 access (any other opens) This has to go last. ## These...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 creation (open with O_CREAT) -a always,exit -F arc...Rule Medium Severity -
Configure auditing of unsuccessful file modifications
Ensure that unsuccessful attempts to modify a file are audited. The following rules configure audit as described above: <pre>## Unsuccessful file modifications (open for write or truncate) -a alwa...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 creation (open with O_CREAT) -a always,exit -F arc...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 creation (open with O_CREAT) -a always,exit -F arc...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 creation (open with O_CREAT) -a always,exit -F arch=b3...Rule Medium Severity
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