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

OL 9 must periodically flush audit records to disk to prevent the loss of audit records.

DISA Rule

SV-271582r1092574_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-271582

Group Title

SRG-OS-000051-GPOS-00024

Rule Version

OL09-00-000775

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-000154 - Provide the capability to centrally review and analyze audit records from multiple components within the system.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Configure OL 9 to flush audit to disk by adding or updating the following configuration in "/etc/audit/auditd.conf":

freq = 100

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

Restart auditd:
$ sudo service auditd restart

Check Contents

Verify that OL 9 is configured to flush audit records to disk after every 100 records with the following command:

$ sudo grep freq /etc/audit/auditd.conf
freq = 100

If "freq" isn't set to a value of "100" or greater, the value is missing, or the line is commented out, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-271582

Documentable

False

Rule Version

OL09-00-000775

Severity Override Guidance

Verify that OL 9 is configured to flush audit records to disk after every 100 records with the following command:

$ sudo grep freq /etc/audit/auditd.conf
freq = 100

If "freq" isn't set to a value of "100" or greater, the value is missing, or the line is commented out, this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

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Target Key

5680