STIGQter: STIG Summary: Cloud Linux AlmaLinux OS 9 Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 1 Release: 7 Benchmark Date: 01 Jul 2026:

AlmaLinux OS 9 must generate audit records for all account creations, modifications, disabling, and termination events that affect /var/log/lastlog.

DISA Rule

SV-269470r1050353_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-269470

Group Title

SRG-OS-000037-GPOS-00015

Rule Version

ALMA-09-047540

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-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 AlmaLinux OS 9 to generate audit records for all account creations, modifications, disabling, and termination events that affect "/var/log/lastlog".

Add the following to the "/etc/audit/rules.d/audit.rules" file:

-w /var/log/lastlog -p wa -k logins

Merge the rules into /etc/audit/audit.rules:

$ augenrules --load

Reboot the server so the changes to take effect.

Check Contents

Verify AlmaLinux OS 9 generates audit records for all account creations, modifications, disabling, and termination events that affect "/var/log/lastlog" with the following command:

$ grep /var/log/lastlog /etc/audit/audit.rules

-w /var/log/lastlog -p wa -k logins

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

Vulnerability Number

V-269470

Documentable

False

Rule Version

ALMA-09-047540

Severity Override Guidance

Verify AlmaLinux OS 9 generates audit records for all account creations, modifications, disabling, and termination events that affect "/var/log/lastlog" with the following command:

$ grep /var/log/lastlog /etc/audit/audit.rules

-w /var/log/lastlog -p wa -k logins

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

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

5664