Successful/unsuccessful uses of the init command in RHEL 9 must generate an audit record.
Severity | Group ID | Group Title | Version | Rule ID | Date | STIG Version |
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| medium | V-258211 | SRG-OS-000477-GPOS-00222 | RHEL-09-654185 | SV-258211r1045418_rule | 2025-02-27 | 2 |
| Description |
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| Misuse of the init command may cause availability issues for the system. |
| ℹ️ Check |
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| Verify that RHEL 9 is configured to audit the execution of the "init" command with the following command: $ sudo auditctl -l | grep /usr/sbin/init -a always,exit -S all -F path=/usr/sbin/init -F perm=x -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=-1 -F key=privileged-init If the command does not return a line, or the line is commented out, this is a finding. |
| ✔️ Fix |
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| 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 To load the rules to the kernel immediately, use the following command: $ sudo augenrules --load |