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

RHEL 8 must disable virtual syscalls.

DISA Rule

SV-230278r1017091_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-230278

Group Title

SRG-OS-000134-GPOS-00068

Rule Version

RHEL-08-010422

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

CCI-001084 - Isolate security functions from nonsecurity functions.

Weight

Fix Recommendation

Document the use of vsyscalls with the ISSO as an operational requirement or disable them with the following command:

$ sudo grubby --update-kernel=ALL --args="vsyscall=none"

Add or modify the following line in "/etc/default/grub" to ensure the configuration survives kernel updates:

GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX="vsyscall=none"

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Verify that GRUB 2 is configured to disable vsyscalls with the following commands:

Check that the current GRUB 2 configuration disables vsyscalls:

$ sudo grub2-editenv list | grep vsyscall

kernelopts=root=/dev/mapper/rhel-root ro crashkernel=auto resume=/dev/mapper/rhel-swap rd.lvm.lv=rhel/root rd.lvm.lv=rhel/swap rhgb quiet fips=1 page_poison=1 vsyscall=none audit=1 audit_backlog_limit=8192 boot=UUID=8d171156-cd61-421c-ba41-1c021ac29e82

If "vsyscall" is not set to "none" or is missing, this is a finding.

Check that vsyscalls are disabled by default to persist in kernel updates:

$ sudo grep vsyscall /etc/default/grub

GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX="vsyscall=none"

If "vsyscall" is not set to "none", is missing or commented out and is not documented with the Information System Security Officer (ISSO) as an operational requirement, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-230278

Documentable

False

Rule Version

RHEL-08-010422

Severity Override Guidance

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Target Key

2921