Amazon Linux 2023 must audit all uses of the init command.

Severity	Group ID	Group Title	Version	Rule ID	Date	STIG Version
medium	V-274098	SRG-OS-000477-GPOS-00222	AZLX-23-002175	SV-274098r1120282_rule	2025-07-15	1

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

ℹ️ Check
Verify Amazon Linux 2023 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
Configure Amazon Linux 2023 so that the audit system generates 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 To load the rules to the kernel immediately, use the following command: $ sudo augenrules --load

✔️ Fix

Configure Amazon Linux 2023 so that the audit system generates 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 To load the rules to the kernel immediately, use the following command: $ sudo augenrules --load