AlmaLinux OS 9 must audit uses of the "execve" system call.
An XCCDF Rule
Description
Misuse of privileged functions, either intentionally or unintentionally by authorized users, or by unauthorized external entities that have compromised information system accounts, is a serious and ongoing concern and can have significant adverse impacts on organizations. Auditing the use of privileged functions is one way to detect such misuse and identify the risk from insider threats and the advanced persistent threat. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000327-GPOS-00127, SRG-OS-000326-GPOS-00126
- ID
- SV-269146r1050028_rule
- Version
- ALMA-09-007280
- Severity
- Medium
- References
- Updated
Remediation Templates
A Manual Procedure
Configure AlmaLinux OS 9 to generate audit records upon successful/unsuccessful attempts to use the "sudo" command.
Add the following to the "/etc/audit/rules.d/audit.rules" file:
-a always,exit -F arch=b32 -S execve -C uid!=euid -F euid=0 -k execpriv
-a always,exit -F arch=b64 -S execve -C uid!=euid -F euid=0 -k execpriv