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

RHEL 8 must generate audit records for all account creations, modifications, disabling, and termination events that affect /etc/sudoers.d/.

DISA Rule

SV-230410r627750_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-230410

Group Title

SRG-OS-000062-GPOS-00031

Rule Version

RHEL-08-030172

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Configure RHEL 8 to generate audit records for all account creations, modifications, disabling, and termination events that affect "/etc/sudoers.d/".

Add or update the following file system rule to "/etc/audit/rules.d/audit.rules":

-w /etc/sudoers.d/ -p wa -k identity

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

Check Contents

Verify RHEL 8 generates audit records for all account creations, modifications, disabling, and termination events that affect "/etc/sudoers.d/".

Check the auditing rules in "/etc/audit/audit.rules" with the following command:

$ sudo grep /etc/sudoers.d/ /etc/audit/audit.rules

-w /etc/sudoers.d/ -p wa -k identity

If the command does not return a line, or the line is commented out, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-230410

Documentable

False

Rule Version

RHEL-08-030172

Severity Override Guidance

Verify RHEL 8 generates audit records for all account creations, modifications, disabling, and termination events that affect "/etc/sudoers.d/".

Check the auditing rules in "/etc/audit/audit.rules" with the following command:

$ sudo grep /etc/sudoers.d/ /etc/audit/audit.rules

-w /etc/sudoers.d/ -p wa -k identity

If the command does not return a line, or the line is commented out, this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

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Target Key

2921

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