CIS Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 STIG v2.0.0 L2 Workstation

Audit Details

Name: CIS Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 STIG v2.0.0 L2 Workstation

Updated: 2/11/2026

Authority: CIS

Plugin: Unix

Revision: 1.3

Estimated Item Count: 66

File Details

Filename: CIS_Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux_8_STIG_v2.0.0_L2_Workstation.audit

Size: 387 kB

MD5: e2f3fe132cb1a91737833feca5c25d73
SHA256: 2e307a4bed7c698aae876162c84e346f13c077d377f239aef4ad69b4273ab9d1

Audit Items

DescriptionCategories
1.1.1.6 Ensure overlayfs 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

1.1.1.9 Ensure usb-storage kernel module is not available

MEDIA PROTECTION, SYSTEM AND INFORMATION INTEGRITY

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

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

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

1.3.1.5 Ensure the SELinux mode is enforcing

ACCESS CONTROL, SYSTEM AND INFORMATION INTEGRITY

1.3.1.6 Ensure no unconfined services exist

ACCESS CONTROL, MEDIA PROTECTION

1.8.6 Ensure GDM automatic mounting of removable media is disabled

MEDIA PROTECTION

1.8.7 Ensure GDM disabling automatic mounting of removable media is not overridden

MEDIA PROTECTION

2.1.1 Ensure autofs services are not in use

IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION, MEDIA PROTECTION, SYSTEM AND INFORMATION INTEGRITY

2.1.2 Ensure avahi daemon services are not in use

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT, SYSTEM AND INFORMATION INTEGRITY

2.2.2 Ensure ldap client is not installed

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

3.1.3 Ensure bluetooth services are not in use

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

3.2.1 Ensure dccp kernel module is not available

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT, SYSTEM AND INFORMATION INTEGRITY

3.2.2 Ensure tipc kernel module is not available

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

3.2.3 Ensure rds kernel module is not available

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT, SYSTEM AND INFORMATION INTEGRITY

3.2.4 Ensure sctp kernel module is not available

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

5.2.5 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 sufficient

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