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

OL 9 /var/log directory must be owned by root.

DISA Rule

SV-271819r1092169_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-271819

Group Title

SRG-OS-000206-GPOS-00084

Rule Version

OL09-00-002561

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-001314 - Reveal error messages only to organization-defined personnel or roles.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Configure the owner of the directory "/var/log" to "root" by running the following command:

$ sudo chown root /var/log

Check Contents

Verify that OL 9 configures the "/var/log" directory to be owned by root with the following command:

$ ls -ld /var/log
drwxr-xr-x. 16 root root 4096 July 11 11:34 /var/log

If "/var/log" does not have an owner of "root", this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-271819

Documentable

False

Rule Version

OL09-00-002561

Severity Override Guidance

Verify that OL 9 configures the "/var/log" directory to be owned by root with the following command:

$ ls -ld /var/log
drwxr-xr-x. 16 root root 4096 July 11 11:34 /var/log

If "/var/log" does not have an owner of "root", this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

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Target Key

5680