STIGQter 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 not disable syscall auditing.

DISA Rule

SV-261472r996865_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-261472

Group Title

SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

Rule Version

SLEM-05-654245

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Remove the "-a task,never" rule from the /etc/audit/rules.d/audit.rules file.

The audit daemon must be restarted for the changes to take effect.

> sudo systemctl restart auditd.service

Check Contents

Verify syscall auditing has not been disabled with the following command:

> sudo auditctl -l | grep -i "a task,never"

If any results are returned, this is a finding.

Verify the default rule "-a task,never" is not statically defined:

> grep -rv "^#" /etc/audit/rules.d/ | grep -i "a task,never"

If any results are returned, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-261472

Documentable

False

Rule Version

SLEM-05-654245

Severity Override Guidance

Verify syscall auditing has not been disabled with the following command:

> sudo auditctl -l | grep -i "a task,never"

If any results are returned, this is a finding.

Verify the default rule "-a task,never" is not statically defined:

> grep -rv "^#" /etc/audit/rules.d/ | grep -i "a task,never"

If any results are returned, this is a finding.

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Target Key

5596