STIGQter: STIG Summary: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 2 Release: 9 Benchmark Date: 01 Jul 2026:

RHEL 9 must use a separate file system for the system audit data path.

DISA Rule

SV-257847r1044924_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-257847

Group Title

SRG-OS-000341-GPOS-00132

Rule Version

RHEL-09-231030

Severity

CAT III

CCI(s)

• CCI-001849 - Allocate audit log storage capacity to accommodate organization-defined audit record retention requirements.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Migrate the system audit data path onto a separate file system.

Check Contents

Verify that a separate file system/partition has been created for the system audit data path with the following command:

Note: /var/log/audit is used as the example as it is a common location.

$ mount | grep /var/log/audit

/dev/mapper/rootvg-varlogaudit on /var/log/audit type xfs (rw,relatime,seclabel,attr2,inode64,logbufs=8,logbsize=32k,noquota)
Note: Options displayed for mount may differ.

If no line is returned, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-257847

Documentable

False

Rule Version

RHEL-09-231030

Severity Override Guidance

Verify that a separate file system/partition has been created for the system audit data path with the following command:

Note: /var/log/audit is used as the example as it is a common location.

$ mount | grep /var/log/audit

/dev/mapper/rootvg-varlogaudit on /var/log/audit type xfs (rw,relatime,seclabel,attr2,inode64,logbufs=8,logbsize=32k,noquota)
Note: Options displayed for mount may differ.

If no line is returned, this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

5551