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

RHEL 8 must allow only the information system security manager (ISSM) (or individuals or roles appointed by the ISSM) to select which auditable events are to be audited.

DISA Rule

SV-230471r1208750_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-230471

Group Title

SRG-OS-000063-GPOS-00032

Rule Version

RHEL-08-030610

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

CCI-000171 - Allow organization-defined personnel or roles to select the event types that are to be logged by specific components of the system.

Weight

Fix Recommendation

Configure the files in directory "/etc/audit/rules.d/" and the "/etc/audit/auditd.conf" file to have a mode of "0600" with the following commands:

$ sudo chmod 0600 /etc/audit/rules.d/audit.rules
$ sudo chmod 0600 /etc/audit/rules.d/[customrulesfile].rules
$ sudo chmod 0600 /etc/audit/auditd.conf

Check Contents

Verify that the files in directory "/etc/audit/rules.d/" and "/etc/audit/auditd.conf" file have a mode of "0600" or less permissive by using the following commands:

$ sudo find /etc/audit/rules.d/ -type f -name *.rules -exec ls -al {} \;
-rw-------. 1 root root 284 May 1 20:30 /etc/audit/rules.d/audit.rules

$ sudo ls -l /etc/audit/auditd.conf
-rw------- 1 root root 621 Sep 22 17:19 auditd.conf

If the files in the "/etc/audit/rules.d/" directory or the "/etc/audit/auditd.conf" file have a mode more permissive than "0600", this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-230471

Documentable

False

Rule Version

RHEL-08-030610

Severity Override Guidance

Check Content Reference

Target Key

2921