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

RHEL 10 must audit local events.

DISA Rule

SV-281098r1165649_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-281098

Group Title

SRG-OS-000062-GPOS-00031

Rule Version

RHEL-10-500010

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• 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.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Configure RHEL 10 to generate audit records for local events by adding or updating the following line in "/etc/audit/auditd.conf":

local_events = yes

Restart the audit daemon with the following command for the changes to take effect:

$ sudo service auditd restart

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Verify that RHEL 10 generates audit records for local events with the following command:

$ sudo grep local_events /etc/audit/auditd.conf
local_events = yes

If "local_events" is not set to "yes", the command does not return a line, or the line is commented out, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-281098

Documentable

False

Rule Version

RHEL-10-500010

Severity Override Guidance

Verify that RHEL 10 generates audit records for local events with the following command:

$ sudo grep local_events /etc/audit/auditd.conf
local_events = yes

If "local_events" is not set to "yes", the command does not return a line, or the line is commented out, this is a finding.

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Target Key

5733