STIGQter STIGQter: STIG Summary: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 1 Release: 2 Benchmark Date: 01 Jul 2026:

RHEL 10 must be configured so that the "/var/log/"messages file is owned by root.

DISA Rule

SV-281035r1165460_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-281035

Group Title

SRG-OS-000206-GPOS-00084

Rule Version

RHEL-10-400090

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Configure RHEL 10 so that the owner of the "/var/log/messages" file is set to "root" by running the following command:

$ sudo chown root /var/log/messages

Check Contents

Verify RHEL 10 is configured so that the "/var/log/messages" file is owned by root with the following command:

$ stat -c "%U %n" /var/log/messages
root /var/log/messages

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

Vulnerability Number

V-281035

Documentable

False

Rule Version

RHEL-10-400090

Severity Override Guidance

Verify RHEL 10 is configured so that the "/var/log/messages" file is owned by root with the following command:

$ stat -c "%U %n" /var/log/messages
root /var/log/messages

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

Check Content Reference

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Target Key

5733