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RHEL-10-500740 RHEL 10 must generate audit records for all account creations, modifications, disabling, and termination events that affect "/etc/shadow".

DISA STIG library V1R3
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first version loaded CAT II

Maps to AC-2(1), AC-2(4), AU-3, AU-3(1), AU-12, MA-4(1) via CCI-000018, CCI-000130, CCI-000135, CCI-000169, CCI-000015, CCI-002884, CCI-000172, CCI-001403, CCI-001404, CCI-001405, CCI-002130

Title

RHEL 10 must generate audit records for all account creations, modifications, disabling, and termination events that affect "/etc/shadow".

Control

Verify RHEL 10 generates audit records for all account creations, modifications, disabling, and termination events that affect "/etc/shadow" with the following command: $ sudo auditctl -l | egrep '(/etc/shadow)' -a always,exit -F arch=b32 -F path=/etc/shadow -F perm=wa -F key=identity -a always,exit -F arch=b64 -F path=/etc/shadow -F perm=wa -F key=identity If the command does not return a line, or the line is commented out, this is a finding.

Discussion

In addition to auditing new user and group accounts, these watches will alert the system administrator(s) to any modifications. Any unexpected users, groups, or modifications should be investigated for legitimacy. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000004-GPOS-00004, SRG-OS-000037-GPOS-00015, SRG-OS-000042-GPOS-00020, SRG-OS-000062-GPOS-00031, SRG-OS-000304-GPOS-00121, SRG-OS-000392-GPOS-00172, SRG-OS-000462-GPOS-00206, SRG-OS-000470-GPOS-00214, SRG-OS-000471-GPOS-00215, SRG-OS-000239-GPOS-00089, SRG-OS-000240-GPOS-00090, SRG-OS-000241-GPOS-00091, SRG-OS-000303-GPOS-00120, SRG-OS-000466-GPOS-00210, SRG-OS-000476-GPOS-00221

Related controls

CCI-000015, CCI-000018, CCI-000130, CCI-000135, CCI-000169, CCI-000172, CCI-001403, CCI-001404, CCI-001405, CCI-002130, CCI-002884

Fix

Configure RHEL 10 to generate audit records for all account creations, modifications, disabling, and termination events that affect "/etc/shadow". Add or update the following file system rule to "/etc/audit/rules.d/audit.rules": -a always,exit -F arch=b32 -F path=/etc/shadow -F perm=wa -F key=identity -a always,exit -F arch=b64 -F path=/etc/shadow -F perm=wa -F key=identity Restart the audit daemon with the following command for the changes to take effect: $ sudo service auditd restart