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Check: RHEL-09-654195

RHEL 9 STIG: RHEL-09-654195 (in versions v1 r3 through v1 r1)

Title

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

Discussion

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

Check Content

Verify that RHEL 9 is configured to audit the execution of the "reboot" command with the following command: $ sudo auditctl -l | grep reboot -a always,exit -F path=/usr/sbin/reboot -F perm=x -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -k privileged-reboot 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 "reboot" command by adding or updating the following rule in the "/etc/audit/rules.d/audit.rules" file: -a always,exit -F path=/usr/sbin/reboot -F perm=x -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -k privileged-reboot The audit daemon must be restarted for the changes to take effect.

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-258213r926626_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-258213

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

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CCIs

CCIs tied to check.

Number	Definition
CCI-000172	The information system generates audit records for the events defined in AU-2 d. with the content defined in AU-3.

Controls

Controls tied to check. These are derived from the CCIs shown above.

Number	Title
AU-12	Audit Generation