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

OL 9 /etc/audit/auditd.conf file must have 0640 or less permissive to prevent unauthorized access.

DISA Rule

SV-271588r1091476_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-271588

Group Title

SRG-OS-000063-GPOS-00032

Rule Version

OL09-00-000810

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-000171 - Allow organization-defined personnel or roles to select the event types that are to be logged by specific components of the system.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Configure the /etc/audit/auditd.conf file to have a mode of 0640 with the command:

$ sudo chmod 0640 /etc/audit/auditd.conf

Check Contents

Verify that OL 9 sets the mode of /etc/audit/auditd.conf with the command:

$ sudo stat -c "%a %n" /etc/audit/auditd.conf
640 /etc/audit/auditd.conf

If "/etc/audit/auditd.conf" does not have a mode of "0640", this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-271588

Documentable

False

Rule Version

OL09-00-000810

Severity Override Guidance

Verify that OL 9 sets the mode of /etc/audit/auditd.conf with the command:

$ sudo stat -c "%a %n" /etc/audit/auditd.conf
640 /etc/audit/auditd.conf

If "/etc/audit/auditd.conf" does not have a mode of "0640", this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

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Target Key

5680