Successful/unsuccessful uses of the shutdown command in RHEL 9 must generate an audit record.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-258214 | RHEL-09-654200 | SV-258214r1045427_rule | Medium |
| Description |
| Misuse of the shutdown command may cause availability issues for the system. |
| STIG | Date |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2024-12-04 |
Details
| Check Text (C-61955r1045425_chk) |
| Verify that RHEL 9 is configured to audit the execution of the "shutdown" command with the following command: $ sudo cat /etc/audit/rules.d/* | grep shutdown -a always,exit -S all -F path=/usr/sbin/shutdown -F perm=x -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=-1 -F key=privileged-shutdown If the command does not return a line, or the line is commented out, this is a finding. |
| Fix Text (F-61879r1045426_fix) |
| Configure the audit system to generate an audit event for any successful/unsuccessful uses of the "shutdown" command by adding or updating the following rule in the "/etc/audit/rules.d/audit.rules" file: -a always,exit -F path=/usr/sbin/shutdown -F perm=x -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -k privileged-shutdown To load the rules to the kernel immediately, use the following command: $ sudo augenrules --load |