OL 9 must generate audit records for all account creations, modifications, disabling, and termination events that affect /etc/passwd.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-271532 | OL09-00-000525 | SV-271532r1092484_rule | Medium |
| Description |
| 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, SRG-OS-000274-GPOS-00104, SRG-OS-000275-GPOS-00105, SRG-OS-000276-GPOS-00106, SRG-OS-000277-GPOS-00107 |
| STIG | Date |
| Oracle Linux 9 Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2025-05-08 |
Details
| Check Text (C-75582r1091306_chk) |
| Verify that OL 9 generates audit records for all account creations, modifications, disabling, and termination events that affect "/etc/passwd" with the following command: $ sudo auditctl -l | egrep '(/etc/passwd)' -w /etc/passwd -p wa -k identity If the command does not return a line or the line is commented out, this is a finding. |
| Fix Text (F-75489r1092483_fix) |
| Configure OL 9 to generate audit records for all account creations, modifications, disabling, and termination events that affect "/etc/passwd". Add or update the following file system rule to "/etc/audit/rules.d/audit.rules": -w /etc/passwd -p wa -k identity The audit daemon must be restarted for the changes to take effect. Restart auditd: $ sudo service auditd restart |