STIGQter: STIG Summary: SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro (SLEM) 5 Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 1 Release: 4 Benchmark Date: 01 Apr 2026:

SLEM 5 must generate audit records for all uses of the "usermod" command.

DISA Rule

SV-261448r996751_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-261448

Group Title

SRG-OS-000037-GPOS-00015

Rule Version

SLEM-05-654125

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-000130 - Ensure that audit records containing information that establishes what type of event occurred.
• CCI-000169 - Provide audit record generation capability for the event types the system is capable of auditing as defined in AU-2 a. on organization-defined information system components.
• CCI-002884 - Log organization-defined audit events for nonlocal maintenance and diagnostic sessions.
• 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 SLEM 5 to generate an audit record for all uses of the "usermod" command.

Add or modify the following line in the "/etc/audit/rules.d/audit.rules" file:

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

To reload the rules file, restart the audit daemon:

> sudo systemctl restart auditd.service

or issue the following command:

> sudo augenrules --load

Check Contents

Verify SLEM 5 generates an audit record for any use of the "usermod" command with the following command:

> sudo auditctl -l | grep -w '/usr/sbin/usermod'
-a always,exit -S all -F path=/usr/sbin/usermod -F perm=x -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=-1 -F key=privileged-usermod

If the command does not return any output, this is a finding.

Note: The "key=" value is arbitrary and can be different from the example output above.

Vulnerability Number

V-261448

Documentable

False

Rule Version

SLEM-05-654125

Severity Override Guidance

Verify SLEM 5 generates an audit record for any use of the "usermod" command with the following command:

> sudo auditctl -l | grep -w '/usr/sbin/usermod'
-a always,exit -S all -F path=/usr/sbin/usermod -F perm=x -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=-1 -F key=privileged-usermod

If the command does not return any output, this is a finding.

Note: The "key=" value is arbitrary and can be different from the example output above.

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

5596