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

AlmaLinux OS 9 audit system must protect auditing rules from unauthorized change.

DISA Rule

SV-269546r1050429_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-269546

Group Title

SRG-OS-000058-GPOS-00028

Rule Version

ALMA-09-057110

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-000163 - Protect audit information from unauthorized modification.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Configure the audit system to set the audit rules to be immutable by adding the following line to the end of "/etc/audit/rules.d/audit.rules"

-e 2

Check Contents

Verify the audit system prevents unauthorized changes to the rules with the following command:

$ grep -E '^-e 2' /etc/audit/audit.rules

-e 2

If the audit system is not set to be immutable by adding the "-e 2" option to the end of "/etc/audit/audit.rules", this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-269546

Documentable

False

Rule Version

ALMA-09-057110

Severity Override Guidance

Verify the audit system prevents unauthorized changes to the rules with the following command:

$ grep -E '^-e 2' /etc/audit/audit.rules

-e 2

If the audit system is not set to be immutable by adding the "-e 2" option to the end of "/etc/audit/audit.rules", this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

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Target Key

5664