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

OL 9 audit system must audit local events.

DISA Rule

SV-271586r1092576_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-271586

Group Title

SRG-OS-000062-GPOS-00031

Rule Version

OL09-00-000800

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• 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.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Configure OL 9 to generate audit records for local events by adding or updating the following line in "/etc/audit/auditd.conf":

local_events = yes

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

Restart auditd:
$ sudo service auditd restart

Check Contents

Verify that OL 9 audit system is configured to audit local events with the following command:

$ sudo grep local_events /etc/audit/auditd.conf
local_events = yes

If "local_events" isn't set to "yes", if the command does not return a line, or the line is commented out, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-271586

Documentable

False

Rule Version

OL09-00-000800

Severity Override Guidance

Verify that OL 9 audit system is configured to audit local events with the following command:

$ sudo grep local_events /etc/audit/auditd.conf
local_events = yes

If "local_events" isn't set to "yes", if the command does not return a line, or the line is commented out, this is a finding.

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Target Key

5680