CIS AlmaLinux OS 8 v4.0.0 L2 Workstation

Audit Details

Name: CIS AlmaLinux OS 8 v4.0.0 L2 Workstation

Updated: 10/8/2025

Authority: CIS

Plugin: Unix

Revision: 1.0

Estimated Item Count: 66

File Details

Filename: CIS_AlmaLinux_OS_8_v4.0.0_L2_Workstation.audit

Size: 379 kB

MD5: 21474a9f8d0334686278fafed02e1818
SHA256: 3d39dbc9dd25a0718d1cbbb08eb329e9630d3fa26c74ab4f8d6d405f7292ab59

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

1.1.1.10 Ensure usb-storage kernel module is not available

MEDIA PROTECTION

1.1.2.3.1 Ensure separate partition exists for /home

ACCESS CONTROL, MEDIA PROTECTION

1.1.2.4.1 Ensure separate partition exists for /var

ACCESS CONTROL, MEDIA PROTECTION

1.1.2.5.1 Ensure separate partition exists for /var/tmp

ACCESS CONTROL, MEDIA PROTECTION

1.1.2.6.1 Ensure separate partition exists for /var/log

AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY

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

AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY

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

ACCESS CONTROL, MEDIA PROTECTION

1.3.1.6 Ensure no unconfined services exist

ACCESS CONTROL, MEDIA PROTECTION

1.5.3 Ensure fs.protected_symlinks is configured

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

1.8.4 Ensure GDM automount is configured

MEDIA PROTECTION

1.8.7 Ensure Xwayland is configured

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

2.1.1 Ensure autofs services are not in use

MEDIA PROTECTION

2.1.2 Ensure avahi daemon services are not in use

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

2.1.3 Ensure cockpit web services are not in use

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

2.2.2 Ensure ldap client is not installed

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

3.1.3 Ensure bluetooth services are not in use

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

6.3.1.1 Ensure auditd packages are installed

AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY

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

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

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

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

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

AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY

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

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

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

AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY