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

AlmaLinux OS 9 System Administrator (SA) and/or information system security officer (ISSO) (at a minimum) must be alerted of an audit processing failure event.

DISA Rule

SV-269523r1050406_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-269523

Group Title

SRG-OS-000046-GPOS-00022

Rule Version

ALMA-09-053810

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-000139 - Alert organization-defined personnel or roles within an organization-defined time period in the event of an audit logging process failure.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Configure the "auditd" service to notify the SA and ISSO in the event of an audit processing failure.

Edit the following line in "/etc/audit/auditd.conf" to ensure that administrators are notified via email for those situations:

action_mail_acct = root

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Verify that AlmaLinux OS 9 is configured to notify the SA and/or ISSO (at a minimum) in the event of an audit processing failure with the following command:

$ grep action_mail_acct /etc/audit/auditd.conf

action_mail_acct = root

If the value of the "action_mail_acct" keyword is not set to "root" and/or other accounts for security personnel, the "action_mail_acct" keyword is missing, or the retuned line is commented out, ask the SA to indicate how they and the ISSO are notified of an audit process failure (e.g. using syslog). If there is no evidence of the proper personnel being notified of an audit processing failure, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-269523

Documentable

False

Rule Version

ALMA-09-053810

Severity Override Guidance

Verify that AlmaLinux OS 9 is configured to notify the SA and/or ISSO (at a minimum) in the event of an audit processing failure with the following command:

$ grep action_mail_acct /etc/audit/auditd.conf

action_mail_acct = root

If the value of the "action_mail_acct" keyword is not set to "root" and/or other accounts for security personnel, the "action_mail_acct" keyword is missing, or the retuned line is commented out, ask the SA to indicate how they and the ISSO are notified of an audit process failure (e.g. using syslog). If there is no evidence of the proper personnel being notified of an audit processing failure, this is a finding.

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Target Key

5664