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 audit all uses of the sudoers file and all files in the "/etc/sudoers.d/" directory.

DISA Rule

SV-261465r996802_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-261465

Group Title

SRG-OS-000037-GPOS-00015

Rule Version

SLEM-05-654210

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-000130 - Ensure that audit records containing information that establishes what type of event occurred.
• CCI-000135 - Generate audit records containing the organization-defined additional information that is to be included in the audit records.
• 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 audit records when successful/unsuccessful attempts to access the "/etc/sudoers" file and files in the "/etc/sudoers.d/" directory.

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

-w /etc/sudoers -p wa -k privileged-actions

-w /etc/sudoers.d -p wa -k privileged-actions

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 audit records when successful/unsuccessful attempts to access the "/etc/sudoers" file and files in the "/etc/sudoers.d/" directory with the following command:

> sudo auditctl -l | grep -w '/etc/sudoers'
-w /etc/sudoers -p wa -k privileged-actions
-w /etc/sudoers.d -p wa -k privileged-actions

If the commands do not return output that match the examples, 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-261465

Documentable

False

Rule Version

SLEM-05-654210

Severity Override Guidance

Verify SLEM 5 generates audit records when successful/unsuccessful attempts to access the "/etc/sudoers" file and files in the "/etc/sudoers.d/" directory with the following command:

> sudo auditctl -l | grep -w '/etc/sudoers'
-w /etc/sudoers -p wa -k privileged-actions
-w /etc/sudoers.d -p wa -k privileged-actions

If the commands do not return output that match the examples, 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