STIGQter: STIG Summary: Tri-Lab Operating System Stack (TOSS) 5 Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 1 Release: 1 Benchmark Date: 26 Mar 2026:

TOSS 5 /etc/audit/auditd.conf file must have 0640 or less permissive to prevent unauthorized access.

DISA Rule

SV-282441r1200303_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-282441

Group Title

SRG-OS-000063-GPOS-00032

Rule Version

TOSS-05-000407

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

Set the mode of the "/etc/audit/auditd.conf" file to "0640" with the command:

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

Check Contents

Verify the mode of the "/etc/audit/auditd.conf" file with the 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-282441

Documentable

False

Rule Version

TOSS-05-000407

Severity Override Guidance

Verify the mode of the "/etc/audit/auditd.conf" file with the 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

5738