STIGQter: STIG Summary: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 2 Release: 8 Benchmark Date: 01 Jul 2026:

RHEL 8 operating systems must require authentication upon booting into rescue mode.

DISA Rule

SV-230236r1137691_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-230236

Group Title

SRG-OS-000080-GPOS-00048

Rule Version

RHEL-08-010151

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-000213 - Enforce approved authorizations for logical access to information and system resources in accordance with applicable access control policies.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Configure the system to require authentication upon booting into rescue mode by adding the following line to the "/usr/lib/systemd/system/rescue.service" file.

ExecStart=-/usr/lib/systemd/systemd-sulogin-shell rescue

Check Contents

Check to see if the system requires authentication for rescue mode with the following command:

$ sudo grep sulogin-shell /usr/lib/systemd/system/rescue.service

ExecStart=-/usr/lib/systemd/systemd-sulogin-shell rescue

If the "ExecStart" line is configured for anything other than "/usr/lib/systemd/systemd-sulogin-shell rescue", commented out, or missing, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-230236

Documentable

False

Rule Version

RHEL-08-010151

Severity Override Guidance

Check to see if the system requires authentication for rescue mode with the following command:

$ sudo grep sulogin-shell /usr/lib/systemd/system/rescue.service

ExecStart=-/usr/lib/systemd/systemd-sulogin-shell rescue

If the "ExecStart" line is configured for anything other than "/usr/lib/systemd/systemd-sulogin-shell rescue", commented out, or missing, this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

2921