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

RHEL 10 must label all off-loaded audit logs before sending them to the central log server.

DISA Rule

SV-281105r1166267_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-281105

Group Title

SRG-OS-000039-GPOS-00017

Rule Version

RHEL-10-500045

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-000132 - Ensure that audit records containing information that establishes where the event occurred.
• CCI-001851 - Transfer audit logs per organization-defined frequency to a different system, system component, or media than the system or system component conducting the logging.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Configure RHEL 10 so that all off-loaded audit logs are labeled before sending them to the central log server.

Edit the "/etc/audit/auditd.conf" file and add or update the "name_format" option:

name_format = hostname

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

$ sudo service auditd restart

Check Contents

Verify the RHEL 10 audit daemon is configured to label all off-loaded audit logs with the following command:

$ sudo grep name_format /etc/audit/auditd.conf
name_format = hostname

If the "name_format" option is not "hostname", "fqd", or "numeric", or the line is commented out, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-281105

Documentable

False

Rule Version

RHEL-10-500045

Severity Override Guidance

Verify the RHEL 10 audit daemon is configured to label all off-loaded audit logs with the following command:

$ sudo grep name_format /etc/audit/auditd.conf
name_format = hostname

If the "name_format" option is not "hostname", "fqd", or "numeric", or the line is commented out, this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

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Target Key

5733