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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 Changelog

 
Revision 1.3

Feb 11, 2026

Miscellaneous
  • Metadata updated.
Revision 1.2

Dec 29, 2025

Miscellaneous
  • Metadata updated.
  • Platform check updated.
  • References updated.
Added
  • CIS_Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux_8_STIG_v2.0.0_L2_Workstation.audit from CIS Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 STIG v2.0.0
Removed
  • CIS_Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux_8_STIG_v2.0.0_L2_Workstation.audit from CIS Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 STIG Benchmark v2.0.0
Revision 1.1

Nov 4, 2025

Informational Update
  • 1.1.1.6 Ensure overlayfs kernel module is not available
  • 1.1.1.7 Ensure squashfs kernel module is not available
  • 1.1.1.8 Ensure udf kernel module is not available
  • 1.1.1.9 Ensure usb-storage 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
  • 1.3.1.6 Ensure no unconfined services exist
  • 2.1.2 Ensure avahi daemon services are not in use
  • 3.1.3 Ensure bluetooth services are not in use
  • 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
  • 5.3.3.1.3 Ensure password failed attempts lockout includes root account
  • 5.4.1.2 Ensure minimum password days is configured
  • 5.4.3.1 Ensure nologin is not listed in /etc/shells
  • 6.3.1.2 Ensure auditing for processes that start prior to auditd is enabled
  • 6.3.1.3 Ensure audit_backlog_limit is sufficient
  • 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
  • 6.3.3.10 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
  • 6.3.3.2 Ensure actions as another user are always logged
  • 6.3.3.20 Ensure the audit configuration is immutable
  • 6.3.3.21 Ensure the running and on disk configuration is the same
  • 6.3.3.3 Ensure events that modify the sudo log file are collected
  • 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
Miscellaneous
  • Metadata updated.