Title

Successful/unsuccessful uses of the init command in RHEL 9 must generate an audit record. (Cat II impact)

Discussion

Misuse of the init command may cause availability issues for the system.

Check Content

Verify that RHEL 9 is configured to audit the execution of the "init" command with the following command: $ sudo auditctl -l | grep init -a always,exit -F path=/usr/sbin/init -F perm=x -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -k privileged-init If the command does not return a line, or the line is commented out, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Configure the audit system to generate an audit event for any successful/unsuccessful uses of the "init" command by adding or updating the following rule in the "/etc/audit/rules.d/audit.rules" file: -a always,exit -F path=/usr/sbin/init -F perm=x -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -k privileged-init The audit daemon must be restarted for the changes to take effect.

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-258211r926620_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-258211

Group Title: SRG-OS-000477-GPOS-00222

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