STIGQter: STIG Summary: Oracle Linux 8 Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 2 Release: 9 Benchmark Date: 01 Jul 2026:

The OL 8 audit records must be offloaded onto a different system or storage media from the system being audited.

DISA Rule

SV-248814r958754_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-248814

Group Title

SRG-OS-000342-GPOS-00133

Rule Version

OL08-00-030690

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-001851 - Transfer audit logs per organization-defined frequency to a different system, system component, or media than the system or system component conducting the logging.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Configure OL 8 to offload audit records onto a different system or media from the system being audited by specifying the remote logging server in "/etc/rsyslog.conf" or "/etc/rsyslog.d/[customfile].conf" with the name or IP address of the log aggregation server.

For UDP:
*.* @[logaggregationserver.example.mil]:[port]

For TCP:
*.* @@[logaggregationserver.example.mil]:[port]

Check Contents

Verify the audit system offloads audit records onto a different system or media from the system being audited with the following command:

$ sudo grep @@ /etc/rsyslog.conf /etc/rsyslog.d/*.conf

/etc/rsyslog.conf:*.* @@[logaggregationserver.example.mil]:[port]

If a remote server is not configured or the line is commented out, ask the system administrator to indicate how the audit logs are offloaded to a different system or media.

If there is no evidence that the audit logs are being offloaded to another system or media, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-248814

Documentable

False

Rule Version

OL08-00-030690

Severity Override Guidance

Verify the audit system offloads audit records onto a different system or media from the system being audited with the following command:

$ sudo grep @@ /etc/rsyslog.conf /etc/rsyslog.d/*.conf

/etc/rsyslog.conf:*.* @@[logaggregationserver.example.mil]:[port]

If a remote server is not configured or the line is commented out, ask the system administrator to indicate how the audit logs are offloaded to a different system or media.

If there is no evidence that the audit logs are being offloaded to another system or media, this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

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Target Key

5416