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

RHEL 9 must label all offloaded audit logs before sending them to the central log server.

DISA Rule

SV-258161r958416_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-258161

Group Title

SRG-OS-000039-GPOS-00017

Rule Version

RHEL-09-653060

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-000132 - Ensure that audit records containing information that establishes where the event occurred.
• CCI-001851 - Transfer audit logs per organization-defined frequency to a different system, system component, or media than the system or system component conducting the logging.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Edit the /etc/audit/auditd.conf file and add or update the "name_format" option:

name_format = hostname

The audit daemon must be restarted for changes to take effect.

Check Contents

Verify that RHEL 9 Audit Daemon is configured to label all offloaded audit logs, with the following command:

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

name_format = hostname

If the "name_format" option is not "hostname", "fqd", or "numeric", or the line is commented out, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-258161

Documentable

False

Rule Version

RHEL-09-653060

Severity Override Guidance

Verify that RHEL 9 Audit Daemon is configured to label all offloaded audit logs, with the following command:

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

name_format = hostname

If the "name_format" option is not "hostname", "fqd", or "numeric", or the line is commented out, this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

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Target Key

5551