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

RHEL 10 must generate audit records for successful and unsuccessful uses of the shutdown command.

DISA Rule

SV-281151r1166405_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-281151

Group Title

SRG-OS-000477-GPOS-00222

Rule Version

RHEL-10-500650

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-000172 - Generate audit records for the event types defined in AU-2 c that include the audit record content defined in AU-3.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Configure RHEL 10 to generate audit records upon successful and unsuccessful uses of the "shutdown" command by adding or updating the following rule in the "/etc/audit/rules.d/audit.rules" file:

-a always,exit -F path=/usr/sbin/shutdown -F perm=x -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -k privileged-shutdown

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

$ sudo service auditd restart

Check Contents

Verify RHEL 10 is configured to audit the execution of the "shutdown" command with the following command:

$ sudo cat /etc/audit/rules.d/* | grep shutdown
-a always,exit -S all -F path=/usr/sbin/shutdown -F perm=x -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=-1 -F key=privileged-shutdown

If the command does not return a line, or the line is commented out, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-281151

Documentable

False

Rule Version

RHEL-10-500650

Severity Override Guidance

Verify RHEL 10 is configured to audit the execution of the "shutdown" command with the following command:

$ sudo cat /etc/audit/rules.d/* | grep shutdown
-a always,exit -S all -F path=/usr/sbin/shutdown -F perm=x -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=-1 -F key=privileged-shutdown

If the command does not return a line, or the line is commented out, this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

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Target Key

5733