STIGQter: STIG Summary: Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.x Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 2 Release: 6 Benchmark Date: 01 Jul 2026:

OpenShift must automatically audit account creation.

DISA Rule

SV-257509r960777_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-257509

Group Title

SRG-APP-000026-CTR-000070

Rule Version

CNTR-OS-000050

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-000018 - Automatically audit account creation actions.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Apply the machine config using the following command:

for mcpool in $(oc get mcp -oname | sed "s:.*/::" ); do
echo "apiVersion: machineconfiguration.openshift.io/v1
kind: MachineConfig
metadata:
name: 75-account-modifications-rules-$mcpool
labels:
machineconfiguration.openshift.io/role: $mcpool
spec:
config:
ignition:
version: 3.1.0
storage:
files:
- contents:
source: data:,-w%20/etc/sudoers.d/%20-p%20wa%20-k%20actions%0A-w%20/etc/sudoers%20-p%20wa%20-k%20actions%0A
mode: 0644
path: /etc/audit/rules.d/75-audit-sysadmin-actions.rules
overwrite: true
- contents:
source: data:,-w%20/etc/group%20-p%20wa%20-k%20audit_rules_usergroup_modification%0A
mode: 0644
path: /etc/audit/rules.d/30-etc_group_usergroup_modification.rules
overwrite: true
- contents:
source: data:,-w%20/etc/gshadow%20-p%20wa%20-k%20audit_rules_usergroup_modification%0A
mode: 0644
path: /etc/audit/rules.d/30-etc_gshadow_usergroup_modification.rules
overwrite: true
- contents:
source: data:,-w%20/etc/security/opasswd%20-p%20wa%20-k%20audit_rules_usergroup_modification%0A
mode: 0644
path: /etc/audit/rules.d/30-etc_security_opasswd_usergroup_modification.rules
overwrite: true
- contents:
source: data:,-w%20/etc/passwd%20-p%20wa%20-k%20audit_rules_usergroup_modification%0A
mode: 0644
path: /etc/audit/rules.d/30-etc_passwd_usergroup_modification.rules
overwrite: true
- contents:
source: data:,-w%20/etc/shadow%20-p%20wa%20-k%20audit_rules_usergroup_modification%0A
mode: 0644
path: /etc/audit/rules.d/30-etc_shadow_usergroup_modification.rules
overwrite: true
" | oc apply -f -
done

Check Contents

Verify Red Hat Enterprise Linux CoreOS (RHCOS) generates audit records for all account creations, modifications, disabling, and termination events that affect "/etc/shadow".

Logging on as administrator, check the auditing rules in "/etc/audit/audit.rules" by executing the following:

for node in $(oc get node -oname); do oc debug $node -- chroot /host /bin/bash -c 'echo -n "$HOSTNAME: "; grep /etc/shadow /etc/audit/audit.rules /etc/audit/rules.d/*'; done

(Example output:
-w /etc/shadow -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-257509

Documentable

False

Rule Version

CNTR-OS-000050

Severity Override Guidance

Verify Red Hat Enterprise Linux CoreOS (RHCOS) generates audit records for all account creations, modifications, disabling, and termination events that affect "/etc/shadow".

Logging on as administrator, check the auditing rules in "/etc/audit/audit.rules" by executing the following:

for node in $(oc get node -oname); do oc debug $node -- chroot /host /bin/bash -c 'echo -n "$HOSTNAME: "; grep /etc/shadow /etc/audit/audit.rules /etc/audit/rules.d/*'; done

(Example output:
-w /etc/shadow -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

5547