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

RHEL 9 must allow only the information system security manager (ISSM) (or individuals or roles appointed by the ISSM) to select which auditable events are to be audited.

DISA Rule

SV-258171r1208777_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-258171

Group Title

SRG-OS-000063-GPOS-00032

Rule Version

RHEL-09-653110

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

CCI-000171 - Allow organization-defined personnel or roles to select the event types that are to be logged by specific components of the system.

Weight

Fix Recommendation

Configure the files in directory "/etc/audit/rules.d/" and the "/etc/audit/auditd.conf" file to have a mode of "0600" with the following commands:

$ sudo chmod 0600 /etc/audit/rules.d/audit.rules
$ sudo chmod 0600 /etc/audit/rules.d/[customrulesfile].rules
$ sudo chmod 0600 /etc/audit/auditd.conf

Check Contents

Verify that the files in directory "/etc/audit/rules.d/" and "/etc/audit/auditd.conf" file have a mode of "0600" or less permissive with the following command:

$ sudo find /etc/audit/rules.d/ /etc/audit/audit.rules /etc/audit/auditd.conf -type f -exec stat -c "%a %n" {} \;

600 /etc/audit/rules.d/audit.rules
600 /etc/audit/audit.rules
600 /etc/audit/auditd.conf

If the audit configuration files have a mode more permissive than "0600", this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-258171

Documentable

False

Rule Version

RHEL-09-653110

Severity Override Guidance

Check Content Reference

Target Key

5551