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CIS AlmaLinux OS 9 v2.0.0 L2 Server

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Audit Details

Name: CIS AlmaLinux OS 9 v2.0.0 L2 Server

Updated: 10/14/2026

Authority: CIS

Plugin: Unix

Revision: 1.8

Estimated Item Count: 63

File Details

Filename: CIS_AlmaLinux_OS_9_v2.0.0_L2_Server.audit

Size: 299 kB

MD5: 47176db216b44ebdd8d3d6bba1dc9489
SHA256: 6ee95c701a3a9bc0b9202885968a4e0e8bafe458c84df60671839002435a8b1e

Audit Items

DescriptionCategories
1.1.1.6 Ensure squashfs kernel module is not available
1.1.1.7 Ensure udf kernel module is not available
1.1.2.3.1 Ensure separate partition exists for /home
1.1.2.4.1 Ensure separate partition exists for /var
1.1.2.5.1 Ensure separate partition exists for /var/tmp
1.1.2.6.1 Ensure separate partition exists for /var/log
1.1.2.7.1 Ensure separate partition exists for /var/log/audit
1.2.1.3 Ensure repo_gpgcheck is globally activated
1.3.1.5 Ensure the SELinux mode is enforcing

ACCESS CONTROL, SYSTEM AND INFORMATION INTEGRITY

1.3.1.6 Ensure no unconfined services exist
1.8.1 Ensure GNOME Display Manager is removed

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

2.1.20 Ensure X window server services are not in use
2.2.2 Ensure ldap client is not installed
3.2.1 Ensure dccp kernel module is not available
3.2.2 Ensure tipc kernel module is not available
3.2.3 Ensure rds kernel module is not available
3.2.4 Ensure sctp kernel module is not available
5.1.10 Ensure sshd DisableForwarding is enabled
5.1.11 Ensure sshd GSSAPIAuthentication is disabled
5.2.4 Ensure users must provide password for escalation
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
6.3.1.1 Ensure auditd packages are installed
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 sufficient
6.3.1.4 Ensure auditd service is enabled and active
6.3.2.1 Ensure audit log storage size is configured
6.3.2.2 Ensure audit logs are not automatically deleted
6.3.2.3 Ensure system is disabled when audit logs are full
6.3.2.4 Ensure system warns when audit logs are low on space
6.3.3.1 Ensure changes to system administration scope (sudoers) is collected
6.3.3.2 Ensure actions as another user are always logged
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
6.3.3.5 Ensure events that modify the system's network environment are collected
6.3.3.6 Ensure use of privileged commands are collected
6.3.3.7 Ensure unsuccessful file access attempts are collected
6.3.3.8 Ensure events that modify user/group information are collected
6.3.3.9 Ensure discretionary access control permission modification events are collected
6.3.3.10 Ensure successful file system mounts are collected
6.3.3.11 Ensure session initiation information is collected
6.3.3.12 Ensure login and logout events are collected
6.3.3.13 Ensure file deletion events by users are collected
6.3.3.14 Ensure events that modify the system's Mandatory Access Controls are collected
6.3.3.15 Ensure successful and unsuccessful attempts to use the chcon command are collected
6.3.3.16 Ensure successful and unsuccessful attempts to use the setfacl command are collected
6.3.3.17 Ensure successful and unsuccessful attempts to use the chacl command are collected
6.3.3.18 Ensure successful and unsuccessful attempts to use the usermod command are collected
6.3.3.19 Ensure kernel module loading unloading and modification is collected