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

RHEL 8 systems, versions 8.2 and above, must configure SELinux context type to allow the use of a non-default faillock tally directory.

DISA Rule

SV-250315r1017356_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-250315

Group Title

SRG-OS-000021-GPOS-00005

Rule Version

RHEL-08-020027

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-000044 - Enforce the organization-defined limit of consecutive invalid logon attempts by a user during the organization-defined time period.
• CCI-002238 - Automatically lock the account or node for either an organization-defined time period, until the locked account or node is released by an administrator, or delays the next logon prompt according to the organization-defined delay algorithm when the maximum number of unsuccessful logon attempts is exceeded.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Configure RHEL 8 to allow the use of a non-default faillock tally directory while SELinux enforces a targeted policy.

Create a non-default faillock tally directory (if it does not already exist) with the following example:

$ sudo mkdir /var/log/faillock

Update the /etc/selinux/targeted/contexts/files/file_contexts.local with "faillog_t" context type for the non-default faillock tally directory with the following command:

$ sudo semanage fcontext -a -t faillog_t "/var/log/faillock(/.*)?"

Next, update the context type of the non-default faillock directory/subdirectories and files with the following command:

$ sudo restorecon -R -v /var/log/faillock

Check Contents

If the system does not have SELinux enabled and enforcing a targeted policy, or if the pam_faillock module is not configured for use, this requirement is not applicable.

Note: This check applies to RHEL versions 8.2 or newer. If the system is RHEL version 8.0 or 8.1, this check is not applicable.

Verify the location of the non-default tally directory for the pam_faillock module with the following command:

$ sudo grep -w dir /etc/security/faillock.conf

dir = /var/log/faillock

Check the security context type of the non-default tally directory with the following command:

$ sudo ls -Zd /var/log/faillock

unconfined_u:object_r:faillog_t:s0 /var/log/faillock

If the security context type of the non-default tally directory is not "faillog_t", this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-250315

Documentable

False

Rule Version

RHEL-08-020027

Severity Override Guidance

If the system does not have SELinux enabled and enforcing a targeted policy, or if the pam_faillock module is not configured for use, this requirement is not applicable.

Note: This check applies to RHEL versions 8.2 or newer. If the system is RHEL version 8.0 or 8.1, this check is not applicable.

Verify the location of the non-default tally directory for the pam_faillock module with the following command:

$ sudo grep -w dir /etc/security/faillock.conf

dir = /var/log/faillock

Check the security context type of the non-default tally directory with the following command:

$ sudo ls -Zd /var/log/faillock

unconfined_u:object_r:faillog_t:s0 /var/log/faillock

If the security context type of the non-default tally directory is not "faillog_t", this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

2921