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CIS Amazon Linux 2 v3.0.0 L2

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Audit Details

Name: CIS Amazon Linux 2 v3.0.0 L2

Updated: 4/15/2026

Authority: CIS

Plugin: Unix

Revision: 1.4

Estimated Item Count: 61

File Details

Filename: CIS_Amazon_Linux_2_v3.0.0_L2.audit

Size: 296 kB

MD5: e9412f2010401ed652314dca5a46997f
SHA256: 94db8b475bfe7f7a0b25affa08ec74cada0882dcd44bd2fe76fd8b3e8d5c491c

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
1.2.3 Ensure repo_gpgcheck is globally activated
1.5.1.5 Ensure the SELinux mode is enforcing

ACCESS CONTROL, SYSTEM AND INFORMATION INTEGRITY

2.2.20 Ensure X window server services are not in use
2.3.2 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
4.2.8 Ensure sshd DisableForwarding is enabled
4.2.9 Ensure sshd GSSAPIAuthentication is disabled
4.3.4 Ensure users must provide password for escalation
4.4.2.1.4 Ensure password failed attempts lockout includes root account
4.5.3.1 Ensure nologin is not listed in /etc/shells
5.2.1.1 Ensure audit is installed
5.2.1.2 Ensure auditing for processes that start prior to auditd is enabled
5.2.1.3 Ensure audit_backlog_limit is sufficient
5.2.1.4 Ensure auditd service is enabled
5.2.2.1 Ensure audit log storage size is configured
5.2.2.2 Ensure audit logs are not automatically deleted
5.2.2.3 Ensure system is disabled when audit logs are full
5.2.2.4 Ensure system warns when audit logs are low on space
5.2.3.1 Ensure changes to system administration scope (sudoers) is collected
5.2.3.2 Ensure actions as another user are always logged
5.2.3.3 Ensure events that modify the sudo log file are collected
5.2.3.4 Ensure events that modify date and time information are collected
5.2.3.5 Ensure events that modify the system's network environment are collected
5.2.3.6 Ensure use of privileged commands are collected
5.2.3.7 Ensure unsuccessful file access attempts are collected
5.2.3.8 Ensure events that modify user/group information are collected
5.2.3.9 Ensure discretionary access control permission modification events are collected
5.2.3.10 Ensure successful file system mounts are collected
5.2.3.11 Ensure session initiation information is collected
5.2.3.12 Ensure login and logout events are collected
5.2.3.13 Ensure file deletion events by users are collected
5.2.3.14 Ensure events that modify the system's Mandatory Access Controls are collected
5.2.3.15 Ensure successful and unsuccessful attempts to use the chcon command are recorded
5.2.3.16 Ensure successful and unsuccessful attempts to use the setfacl command are recorded
5.2.3.17 Ensure successful and unsuccessful attempts to use the chacl command are recorded
5.2.3.18 Ensure successful and unsuccessful attempts to use the usermod command are recorded
5.2.3.19 Ensure kernel module loading unloading and modification is collected
5.2.3.20 Ensure the audit configuration is immutable
5.2.3.21 Ensure the running and on disk configuration is the same
5.2.4.1 Ensure the audit log directory is 0750 or more restrictive