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

RHEL 9 must audit uses of the "execve" system call.

DISA Rule

SV-258176r1155595_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-258176

Group Title

SRG-OS-000326-GPOS-00126

Rule Version

RHEL-09-654010

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

CCI-002233 - Prevent the organization-defined software from executing at higher privilege levels than users executing the software.
CCI-002234 - Log the execution of privileged functions.

Weight

Fix Recommendation

Configure RHEL 9 to audit the execution of the "execve" system call.

Add or update the following file system rules to "/etc/audit/rules.d/audit.rules":

-a always,exit -F arch=b32 -S execve -C uid!=euid -F euid=0 -k execpriv
-a always,exit -F arch=b64 -S execve -C uid!=euid -F euid=0 -k execpriv
-a always,exit -F arch=b32 -S execve -C gid!=egid -F egid=0 -k execpriv
-a always,exit -F arch=b64 -S execve -C gid!=egid -F egid=0 -k execpriv

To load the rules to the kernel immediately, use the following command:

$ sudo augenrules --load

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Verify RHEL 9 is configured to audit the execution of the "execve" system call with the following command:

$ sudo auditctl -l | grep execve

-a always,exit -F arch=b32 -S execve -C uid!=euid -F euid=0 -k execpriv
-a always,exit -F arch=b64 -S execve -C uid!=euid -F euid=0 -k execpriv
-a always,exit -F arch=b32 -S execve -C gid!=egid -F egid=0 -k execpriv
-a always,exit -F arch=b64 -S execve -C gid!=egid -F egid=0 -k execpriv

If the command does not return all lines, or the lines are commented out, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-258176

Documentable

False

Rule Version

RHEL-09-654010

Severity Override Guidance

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Target Key

5551