STIGQter: STIG Summary: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 1 Release: 2 Benchmark Date: 23 Apr 2021:

RHEL 8 must label all off-loaded audit logs before sending them to the central log server.

DISA Rule

SV-230394r627750_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-230394

Group Title

SRG-OS-000342-GPOS-00133

Rule Version

RHEL-08-030062

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-001851 - The information system off-loads audit records per organization-defined frequency onto a different system or media than the system being audited.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Edit the /etc/audit/auditd.conf file and add or update the "name_format" option:

name_format = hostname

The audit daemon must be restarted for changes to take effect.

Check Contents

Verify the RHEL 8 Audit Daemon is configured to label all off-loaded audit logs, with the following command:

$ sudo grep "name_format" /etc/audit/auditd.conf

name_format = hostname

If the "name_format" option is not "hostname", "fqd", or "numeric", or the line is commented out, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-230394

Documentable

False

Rule Version

RHEL-08-030062

Severity Override Guidance

Verify the RHEL 8 Audit Daemon is configured to label all off-loaded audit logs, with the following command:

$ sudo grep "name_format" /etc/audit/auditd.conf

name_format = hostname

If the "name_format" option is not "hostname", "fqd", or "numeric", or the line is commented out, this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

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Target Key

2921

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