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V-269468

CAT II (Medium)

AlmaLinux OS 9 must produce audit records containing information to establish the identity of any individual or process associated with the event.

Rule ID

SV-269468r1050351_rule

STIG

Cloud Linux AlmaLinux OS 9 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Version

V1R6

CCIs

CCI-001487

Discussion

Without information that establishes the identity of the subjects (i.e., users or processes acting on behalf of users) associated with the events, security personnel cannot determine responsibility for the potentially harmful event.

Check Content

Verify that the AlmaLinux OS 9 audit system is configured to resolve audit information before writing to disk with the following command:

$ grep log_format /etc/audit/auditd.conf

log_format = ENRICHED

If the "log_format" option is not "ENRICHED", or the line is commented out, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Edit the /etc/audit/auditd.conf file and add or update the "log_format" option:

log_format = ENRICHED

The audit daemon must be restarted for changes to take effect.