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

RHEL 10 must enforce a mode of "0755" or less permissive for audit tools.

DISA Rule

SV-281094r1165637_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-281094

Group Title

SRG-OS-000256-GPOS-00097

Rule Version

RHEL-10-400450

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-001493 - Protect audit tools from unauthorized access.
• CCI-001494 - Protect audit tools from unauthorized modification.
• CCI-001495 - Protect audit tools from unauthorized deletion.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Configure RHEL 10 so that the audit tools to have a mode of "0755" by running the following command:

$ sudo chmod 0755 [audit_tool]

Replace "[audit_tool]" with each audit tool that has a mode more permissive than "0755".

Check Contents

Verify RHEL 10 is configured so that the audit tools have a mode of "0755" or less with the following command:

$ stat -c "%a %n" /sbin/auditctl /sbin/aureport /sbin/ausearch /sbin/auditd /sbin/rsyslogd /sbin/augenrules
755 /sbin/auditctl
755 /sbin/aureport
755 /sbin/ausearch
755 /sbin/auditd
755 /sbin/rsyslogd
755 /sbin/augenrules

If any of the audit tool files have a mode more permissive than "0755", this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-281094

Documentable

False

Rule Version

RHEL-10-400450

Severity Override Guidance

Verify RHEL 10 is configured so that the audit tools have a mode of "0755" or less with the following command:

$ stat -c "%a %n" /sbin/auditctl /sbin/aureport /sbin/ausearch /sbin/auditd /sbin/rsyslogd /sbin/augenrules
755 /sbin/auditctl
755 /sbin/aureport
755 /sbin/ausearch
755 /sbin/auditd
755 /sbin/rsyslogd
755 /sbin/augenrules

If any of the audit tool files have a mode more permissive than "0755", this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

5733