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 enable auditing of processes that start prior to the audit daemon.

DISA Rule

SV-281097r1165646_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-281097

Group Title

SRG-OS-000080-GPOS-00048

Rule Version

RHEL-10-500005

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Configure RHEL 10 to enable auditing of processes that start prior to the audit daemon with the following command:

$ sudo grubby --update-kernel=ALL --args="audit=1"

Add or modify the following line in "/etc/default/grub" to ensure the configuration survives kernel updates:

GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX="audit=1"

Check Contents

Verify RHEL 10 is configured so that GRUB 2 enables auditing of processes that start prior to the audit daemon with the following commands:

Check that the current GRUB 2 configuration enables auditing:

$ sudo grubby --info=ALL | grep args | grep -v 'audit=1'

If any output is returned, this is a finding.

Check that auditing is enabled by default to persist in kernel updates:

$ sudo grep audit /etc/default/grub
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX="audit=1"

If "audit" is not set to "1", is missing, or is commented out, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-281097

Documentable

False

Rule Version

RHEL-10-500005

Severity Override Guidance

Verify RHEL 10 is configured so that GRUB 2 enables auditing of processes that start prior to the audit daemon with the following commands:

Check that the current GRUB 2 configuration enables auditing:

$ sudo grubby --info=ALL | grep args | grep -v 'audit=1'

If any output is returned, this is a finding.

Check that auditing is enabled by default to persist in kernel updates:

$ sudo grep audit /etc/default/grub
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX="audit=1"

If "audit" is not set to "1", is missing, or is commented out, this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

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Target Key

5733