STIGQter: STIG Summary: Amazon Linux 2023 Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 1 Release: 4 Benchmark Date: 01 Jul 2026:

Amazon Linux 2023 must audit all uses of the sudo command.

DISA Rule

SV-274112r1120324_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-274112

Group Title

SRG-OS-000037-GPOS-00015

Rule Version

AZLX-23-002245

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

CCI-000130 - Ensure that audit records containing information that establishes what type of event occurred.
CCI-000135 - Generate audit records containing the organization-defined additional information that is to be included in the audit records.
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.
CCI-000172 - Generate audit records for the event types defined in AU-2 c that include the audit record content defined in AU-3.
CCI-002884 - Log organization-defined audit events for nonlocal maintenance and diagnostic sessions.

Weight

Fix Recommendation

Configure Amazon Linux 2023 so that the audit system generates an audit event for any successful/unsuccessful use of the "sudo" command by adding or updating the following rule in the "/etc/audit/rules.d/audit.rules" file:

-a always,exit -F path=/usr/bin/sudo -F perm=x -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -k priv_cmd

To load the rules to the kernel immediately, use the following command:

$ sudo augenrules --load

Check Contents

Verify Amazon Linux 2023 is configured to audit the execution of the "sudo" command with the following command:

$ sudo auditctl -l | grep '/usr/bin/sudo\b'
-a always,exit -S all -F path=/usr/bin/sudo -F perm=x -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=-1 -F key=priv_cmd

If the command does not return a line, or the line is commented out, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-274112

Documentable

False

Rule Version

AZLX-23-002245

Severity Override Guidance

Check Content Reference

Target Key

5700