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 mode "0640" or less for the "/etc/audit/auditd.conf" file to prevent unauthorized access.

DISA Rule

SV-281364r1167242_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-281364

Group Title

SRG-OS-000063-GPOS-00032

Rule Version

RHEL-10-900000

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-000171 - Allow organization-defined personnel or roles to select the event types that are to be logged by specific components of the system.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Configure RHEL 10 to set the mode of the "/etc/audit/auditd.conf" file to "0640" with the following command:

$ sudo chmod 0640 /etc/audit/auditd.conf

Check Contents

Verify RHEL 10 enforces the mode of "/etc/audit/auditd.conf" with the following command:

$ sudo stat -c "%a %n" /etc/audit/auditd.conf
640 /etc/audit/auditd.conf

If "/etc/audit/auditd.conf" does not have a mode of "0640", this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-281364

Documentable

False

Rule Version

RHEL-10-900000

Severity Override Guidance

Verify RHEL 10 enforces the mode of "/etc/audit/auditd.conf" with the following command:

$ sudo stat -c "%a %n" /etc/audit/auditd.conf
640 /etc/audit/auditd.conf

If "/etc/audit/auditd.conf" does not have a mode of "0640", this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

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Target Key

5733