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 "unlink", "unlinkat", "rename", "renameat", and "rmdir" system calls.

DISA Rule

SV-261461r996790_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-261461

Group Title

SRG-OS-000468-GPOS-00212

Rule Version

SLEM-05-654190

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 SLEM 5 to generate an audit record for all uses of the "unlink", "unlinkat", "rename", "renameat", and "rmdir" system calls.

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

-a always,exit -F arch=b32 -S unlink,unlinkat,rename,renameat,rmdir -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -k perm_mod
-a always,exit -F arch=b64 -S unlink,unlinkat,rename,renameat,rmdir -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -k perm_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 for all uses of the "unlink", "unlinkat", "rename", "renameat", and "rmdir" system calls with the following command:

> sudo auditctl -l | grep 'unlink\|rename\|rmdir'
-a always,exit -F arch=b32 -S unlink,unlinkat,rename,renameat,rmdir -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=-1 -F key=perm_mod
-a always,exit -F arch=b64 -S unlink,unlinkat,rename,renameat,rmdir -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=-1 -F key=perm_mod

If both the "b32" and "b64" audit rules are not defined for the "unlink", "unlinkat", "rename", "renameat", and "rmdir" syscalls, this is a finding.

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

Vulnerability Number

V-261461

Documentable

False

Rule Version

SLEM-05-654190

Severity Override Guidance

Verify SLEM 5 generates an audit record for all uses of the "unlink", "unlinkat", "rename", "renameat", and "rmdir" system calls with the following command:

> sudo auditctl -l | grep 'unlink\|rename\|rmdir'
-a always,exit -F arch=b32 -S unlink,unlinkat,rename,renameat,rmdir -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=-1 -F key=perm_mod
-a always,exit -F arch=b64 -S unlink,unlinkat,rename,renameat,rmdir -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=-1 -F key=perm_mod

If both the "b32" and "b64" audit rules are not defined for the "unlink", "unlinkat", "rename", "renameat", and "rmdir" syscalls, 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