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

RHEL 9 fapolicy module must be installed.

DISA Rule

SV-258089r1045179_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-258089

Group Title

SRG-OS-000370-GPOS-00155

Rule Version

RHEL-09-433010

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-001764 - Prevent program execution in accordance with organization-defined policies, rules of behavior, and/or access agreements regarding software program usage and restrictions; rules authorizing the terms and conditions of software program usage.
• CCI-001774 - Employ a deny-all, permit-by-exception policy to allow the execution of authorized software programs on the system.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

The fapolicyd package can be installed with the following command:

$ sudo dnf install fapolicyd

Check Contents

Verify that RHEL 9 fapolicyd package is installed with the following command:

$ dnf list --installed fapolicyd

Example output:

fapolicyd.x86_64 1.1-103.el9_0

If the "fapolicyd" package is not installed, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-258089

Documentable

False

Rule Version

RHEL-09-433010

Severity Override Guidance

Verify that RHEL 9 fapolicyd package is installed with the following command:

$ dnf list --installed fapolicyd

Example output:

fapolicyd.x86_64 1.1-103.el9_0

If the "fapolicyd" package is not installed, this is a finding.

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Target Key

5551