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

RHEL 9 must generate audit records for all account creations, modifications, disabling, and termination events that affect /var/log/faillock.

DISA Rule

SV-258224r1210926_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-258224

Group Title

SRG-OS-000392-GPOS-00172

Rule Version

RHEL-09-654250

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.
• CCI-002884 - Log organization-defined audit events for nonlocal maintenance and diagnostic sessions.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Configure RHEL 9 to generate audit records for all account creations, modifications, disabling, and termination events that affect "/var/log/faillock".

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

-a always,exit -F arch=b32 -F path=/var/log/faillock -F perm=wa -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -k logins
-a always,exit -F arch=b64 -F path=/var/log/faillock -F perm=wa -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -k logins

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

$ sudo augenrules --load

Check Contents

Verify RHEL 9 generates audit records for all account creations, modifications, disabling, and termination events that affect "/var/log/faillock" with the following command:

$ sudo auditctl -l | grep /var/log/faillock
-a always,exit -F arch=b32 -F path=/var/log/faillock -F perm=wa -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -k logins
-a always,exit -F arch=b64 -F path=/var/log/faillock -F perm=wa -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -k logins

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

Vulnerability Number

V-258224

Documentable

False

Rule Version

RHEL-09-654250

Severity Override Guidance

Verify RHEL 9 generates audit records for all account creations, modifications, disabling, and termination events that affect "/var/log/faillock" with the following command:

$ sudo auditctl -l | grep /var/log/faillock
-a always,exit -F arch=b32 -F path=/var/log/faillock -F perm=wa -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -k logins
-a always,exit -F arch=b64 -F path=/var/log/faillock -F perm=wa -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -k logins

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

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

5551