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

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

DISA Rule

SV-271571r1092560_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-271571

Group Title

SRG-OS-000392-GPOS-00172

Rule Version

OL09-00-000720

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• 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 OL 9 to generate audit records for all account creations, modifications, disabling, and termination events that affect /var/log/faillock.

Add or update the following file system rule to "/etc/audit/rules.d/audit.rules":

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

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

Restart auditd:
$ sudo service auditd restart

Check Contents

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

$ sudo auditctl -l | grep /var/log/faillock
-w /var/log/faillock -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-271571

Documentable

False

Rule Version

OL09-00-000720

Severity Override Guidance

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

$ sudo auditctl -l | grep /var/log/faillock
-w /var/log/faillock -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

5680