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

RHEL 9 audit system must take appropriate action when the audit files have reached maximum size.

DISA Rule

SV-258160r1038966_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-258160

Group Title

SRG-OS-000047-GPOS-00023

Rule Version

RHEL-09-653055

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-000140 - Take organization-defined actions upon audit failure include, shutting down the system, overwriting oldest audit records, and stopping the generation of audit records.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Configure RHEL 9 to rotate the audit log when it reaches maximum size.

Add or update the following line in "/etc/audit/auditd.conf" file:

max_log_file_action = ROTATE

Check Contents

Verify that RHEL 9 takes the appropriate action when the audit files have reached maximum size with the following command:

$ sudo grep max_log_file_action /etc/audit/auditd.conf

max_log_file_action = ROTATE

If the value of the "max_log_file_action" option is not "ROTATE", "SINGLE", or the line is commented out, ask the system administrator (SA)to indicate how the system takes appropriate action when an audit storage volume is full. If there is no evidence of appropriate action, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-258160

Documentable

False

Rule Version

RHEL-09-653055

Severity Override Guidance

Verify that RHEL 9 takes the appropriate action when the audit files have reached maximum size with the following command:

$ sudo grep max_log_file_action /etc/audit/auditd.conf

max_log_file_action = ROTATE

If the value of the "max_log_file_action" option is not "ROTATE", "SINGLE", or the line is commented out, ask the system administrator (SA)to indicate how the system takes appropriate action when an audit storage volume is full. If there is no evidence of appropriate action, this is a finding.

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Target Key

5551