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

Successful/unsuccessful uses of the shutdown command in RHEL 9 must generate an audit record.

DISA Rule

SV-258214r1045427_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-258214

Group Title

SRG-OS-000477-GPOS-00222

Rule Version

RHEL-09-654200

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-000172 - Generate audit records for the event types defined in AU-2 c that include the audit record content defined in AU-3.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Configure the audit system to generate an audit event for any successful/unsuccessful uses of the "shutdown" command by adding or updating the following rule in the "/etc/audit/rules.d/audit.rules" file:

-a always,exit -F path=/usr/sbin/shutdown -F perm=x -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -k privileged-shutdown

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

$ sudo augenrules --load

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Verify that RHEL 9 is configured to audit the execution of the "shutdown" command with the following command:

$ sudo cat /etc/audit/rules.d/* | grep shutdown

-a always,exit -S all -F path=/usr/sbin/shutdown -F perm=x -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=-1 -F key=privileged-shutdown

If the command does not return a line, or the line is commented out, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-258214

Documentable

False

Rule Version

RHEL-09-654200

Severity Override Guidance

Verify that RHEL 9 is configured to audit the execution of the "shutdown" command with the following command:

$ sudo cat /etc/audit/rules.d/* | grep shutdown

-a always,exit -S all -F path=/usr/sbin/shutdown -F perm=x -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=-1 -F key=privileged-shutdown

If the command does not return a line, or the line is commented out, this is a finding.

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Target Key

5551