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 account creations, modifications, disabling, and termination events that affect /etc/passwd.

DISA Rule

SV-261451r996760_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-261451

Group Title

SRG-OS-000004-GPOS-00004

Rule Version

SLEM-05-654140

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-000018 - Automatically audit account creation actions.
• CCI-001403 - Automatically audit account modification actions.
• CCI-001404 - Automatically audit account disabling actions.
• CCI-001405 - Automatically audit account removal actions.
• CCI-002130 - Automatically audit account enabling actions.
• 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 when all modifications to the "/etc/passwd" file occur.

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

-w /etc/passwd -p wa -k account_mod

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 when all modifications occur to the "/etc/passwd" file with the following command:

> sudo auditctl -l | grep -w '/etc/passwd'
-w /etc/passwd -p wa -k account_mod

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

Notes: The "-k" allows for specifying an arbitrary identifier. The string following "-k" does not need to match the example output above.

Vulnerability Number

V-261451

Documentable

False

Rule Version

SLEM-05-654140

Severity Override Guidance

Verify SLEM 5 generates an audit record when all modifications occur to the "/etc/passwd" file with the following command:

> sudo auditctl -l | grep -w '/etc/passwd'
-w /etc/passwd -p wa -k account_mod

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

Notes: The "-k" allows for specifying an arbitrary identifier. The string following "-k" does not need to match the example output above.

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

5596