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

Successful/unsuccessful uses of the init_module and finit_module system calls in RHEL 8 must generate an audit record.

DISA Rule

SV-230438r1017241_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-230438

Group Title

SRG-OS-000062-GPOS-00031

Rule Version

RHEL-08-030360

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

CCI-000169 - Provide audit record generation capability for the event types the system is capable of auditing as defined in AU-2 a. on organization-defined information system components.

Weight

Fix Recommendation

Configure the audit system to generate an audit event for any successful/unsuccessful use of the "init_module" and "finit_module" system calls by adding or updating the following rules in the "/etc/audit/rules.d/audit.rules" file:

-a always,exit -F arch=b32 -S init_module,finit_module -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -k module_chng
-a always,exit -F arch=b64 -S init_module,finit_module -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -k module_chng

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

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Verify RHEL 8 generates an audit record upon successful/unsuccessful attempts to use the "init_module" and "finit_module" system calls by using the following command to check the file system rules in "/etc/audit/audit.rules":

$ sudo grep init_module /etc/audit/audit.rules

-a always,exit -F arch=b32 -S init_module,finit_module -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -k module_chng
-a always,exit -F arch=b64 -S init_module,finit_module -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -k module_chng

If the command does not return an audit rule for "init_module" and "finit_module" or any of the lines returned are commented out, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-230438

Documentable

False

Rule Version

RHEL-08-030360

Severity Override Guidance

Check Content Reference

Target Key

2921