STIGQter: STIG Summary: Oracle Linux 9 Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 1 Release: 6 Benchmark Date: 01 Jul 2026:

OL 9 must audit all uses of the setsebool command.

DISA Rule

SV-271559r1092538_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-271559

Group Title

SRG-OS-000037-GPOS-00015

Rule Version

OL09-00-000660

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

Fix Recommendation

Configure OL 9 to generate an audit event for any successful/unsuccessful use of the setsebool command by adding or updating the following rules in the "/etc/audit/rules.d/audit.rules" file:

-a always,exit -F path=/usr/sbin/setsebool -F perm=x -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -F key=privileged

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

Restart auditd:
$ sudo service auditd restart

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Verify that OL 9 is configured to audit the execution of the setsebool command with the following command:

$ sudo auditctl -l | grep setsebool
-a always,exit -F path=/usr/sbin/setsebool -F perm=x -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -F key=privileged

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

Vulnerability Number

V-271559

Documentable

False

Rule Version

OL09-00-000660

Severity Override Guidance

Check Content Reference

Target Key

5680