Check: RHEL-07-030610
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 STIG:
RHEL-07-030610
(in versions v3 r14 through v1 r1)
Title
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must generate audit records for all unsuccessful account access events. (Cat II impact)
Discussion
Without generating audit records that are specific to the security and mission needs of the organization, it would be difficult to establish, correlate, and investigate the events relating to an incident or identify those responsible for one. Audit records can be generated from various components within the information system (e.g., module or policy filter). Satisfies: SRG-OS-000392-GPOS-00172, SRG-OS-000470-GPOS-00214, SRG-OS-000473-GPOS-00218
Check Content
Verify the operating system generates audit records when unsuccessful account access events occur. Check the file system rule in "/etc/audit/audit.rules" with the following commands: # grep -i /var/run/faillock /etc/audit/audit.rules -w /var/run/faillock -p wa -k logins If the command does not return any output, this is a finding.
Fix Text
Configure the operating system to generate audit records when unsuccessful account access events occur. Add or update the following rule in "/etc/audit/rules.d/audit.rules": -w /var/run/faillock -p wa -k logins The audit daemon must be restarted for the changes to take effect.
Additional Identifiers
Rule ID: SV-204540r853930_rule
Vulnerability ID: V-204540
Group Title: SRG-OS-000392-GPOS-00172
Expert Comments
CCIs
| Number | Definition |
|---|---|
| CCI-000126 |
The organization determines that the organization-defined subset of the auditable events defined in AU-2 are to be audited within the information system. |
| CCI-000172 |
The information system generates audit records for the events defined in AU-2 d. with the content defined in AU-3. |
| CCI-002884 |
The organization audits nonlocal maintenance and diagnostic sessions^ organization-defined audit events. |