CIS AlmaLinux OS 8 v4.0.0 L2 Server

Audit Details

Name: CIS AlmaLinux OS 8 v4.0.0 L2 Server

Updated: 2/11/2026

Authority: CIS

Plugin: Unix

Revision: 1.2

Estimated Item Count: 66

File Details

Filename: CIS_AlmaLinux_OS_8_v4.0.0_L2_Server.audit

Size: 362 kB

MD5: a14aeaddae0c20aeddc16a87267c5dd3
SHA256: d6ffd30dedcfe688033862c5c8c2100856ae2c8675b41a3a70e95156dc14dad1

Audit Items

DescriptionCategories
1.1.1.6 Ensure overlay kernel module is not available

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

1.1.1.7 Ensure squashfs kernel module is not available

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

1.1.1.8 Ensure udf kernel module is not available

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

1.1.2.3.1 Ensure separate partition exists for /home

ACCESS CONTROL, CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT, MEDIA PROTECTION

1.1.2.4.1 Ensure separate partition exists for /var

ACCESS CONTROL, CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT, MEDIA PROTECTION

1.1.2.5.1 Ensure separate partition exists for /var/tmp

ACCESS CONTROL, CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT, MEDIA PROTECTION

1.1.2.6.1 Ensure separate partition exists for /var/log

AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY, CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

1.1.2.7.1 Ensure separate partition exists for /var/log/audit

AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY, CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

1.2.1.3 Ensure repo_gpgcheck is globally activated

RISK ASSESSMENT, SYSTEM AND INFORMATION INTEGRITY

1.2.1.5 Ensure weak dependencies are configured

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

1.3.1.5 Ensure the SELinux mode is enforcing

SYSTEM AND INFORMATION INTEGRITY

1.3.1.6 Ensure no unconfined services exist

ACCESS CONTROL, MEDIA PROTECTION

1.5.3 Ensure fs.protected_symlinks is configured

ACCESS CONTROL

1.8.7 Ensure Xwayland is configured

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

2.1.3 Ensure cockpit web services are not in use

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

2.1.21 Ensure GNOME Display Manager is removed

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

2.1.22 Ensure X window server services are not in use

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

2.2.2 Ensure ldap client is not installed

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

3.3.1.1 Ensure net.ipv4.ip_forward is configured

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

5.1.10 Ensure sshd DisableForwarding is enabled

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

5.1.11 Ensure sshd GSSAPIAuthentication is disabled

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

5.2.4 Ensure users must provide password for escalation

ACCESS CONTROL

5.3.3.1.3 Ensure password failed attempts lockout includes root account

ACCESS CONTROL

5.4.1.2 Ensure minimum password days is configured

IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION

5.4.3.1 Ensure nologin is not listed in /etc/shells

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT, IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION

6.3.1.1 Ensure auditd packages are installed

AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY, SYSTEM AND INFORMATION INTEGRITY

6.3.1.2 Ensure auditing for processes that start prior to auditd is enabled

AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY

6.3.1.3 Ensure audit_backlog_limit is configured

AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY, SYSTEM AND INFORMATION INTEGRITY

6.3.1.4 Ensure auditd service is enabled and active

AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY

6.3.2.1 Ensure audit log storage size is configured

AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY

6.3.2.2 Ensure audit logs are not automatically deleted

AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY

6.3.2.3 Ensure system is disabled when audit logs are full

AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY

6.3.2.4 Ensure system warns when audit logs are low on space

AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY, SYSTEM AND INFORMATION INTEGRITY

6.3.3.1 Ensure changes to system administration scope (sudoers) is collected

AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY

6.3.3.2 Ensure actions as another user are always logged

ACCESS CONTROL, AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY

6.3.3.3 Ensure events that modify the sudo log file are collected

AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY

6.3.3.4 Ensure events that modify date and time information are collected

AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY, CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

6.3.3.5 Ensure events that modify the system's network environment are collected

AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY, CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

6.3.3.6 Ensure use of privileged commands are collected

AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY

6.3.3.7 Ensure unsuccessful file access attempts are collected

AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY

6.3.3.8 Ensure events that modify user/group information are collected

AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY

6.3.3.9 Ensure discretionary access control permission modification events are collected

AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY

6.3.3.10 Ensure successful file system mounts are collected

AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY

6.3.3.11 Ensure session initiation information is collected

AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY

6.3.3.12 Ensure login and logout events are collected

AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY

6.3.3.13 Ensure file deletion events by users are collected

AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY

6.3.3.14 Ensure events that modify the system's Mandatory Access Controls are collected

AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY, CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

6.3.3.15 Ensure successful and unsuccessful attempts to use the chcon command are collected

AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY

6.3.3.16 Ensure successful and unsuccessful attempts to use the setfacl command are collected

AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY, SYSTEM AND INFORMATION INTEGRITY

6.3.3.17 Ensure successful and unsuccessful attempts to use the chacl command are collected

AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY, SYSTEM AND INFORMATION INTEGRITY