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

OL 9 must take appropriate action when the internal event queue is full.

DISA Rule

SV-271598r1092588_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-271598

Group Title

SRG-OS-000342-GPOS-00133

Rule Version

OL09-00-000860

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-001851 - Transfer audit logs per organization-defined frequency to a different system, system component, or media than the system or system component conducting the logging.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Configure OL 9 to take appropriate action when the internal event queue is full.

Edit the /etc/audit/auditd.conf file and add or update the "overflow_action" option:

overflow_action = syslog

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

Restart auditd:
$ sudo service auditd restart

Check Contents

Verify that OL 9 audit system is configured to take an appropriate action when the internal event queue is full:

$ sudo grep -i overflow_action /etc/audit/auditd.conf
overflow_action = syslog

If the value of the "overflow_action" option is not set to "syslog", "single", "halt" or the line is commented out, ask the system administrator (SA) to indicate how the audit logs are offloaded to a different system or media.

If there is no evidence that the transfer of the audit logs being offloaded to another system or media takes appropriate action if the internal event queue becomes full, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-271598

Documentable

False

Rule Version

OL09-00-000860

Severity Override Guidance

Verify that OL 9 audit system is configured to take an appropriate action when the internal event queue is full:

$ sudo grep -i overflow_action /etc/audit/auditd.conf
overflow_action = syslog

If the value of the "overflow_action" option is not set to "syslog", "single", "halt" or the line is commented out, ask the system administrator (SA) to indicate how the audit logs are offloaded to a different system or media.

If there is no evidence that the transfer of the audit logs being offloaded to another system or media takes appropriate action if the internal event queue becomes full, this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

5680