CIS Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 STIG v2.0.0 STIG

Audit Details

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

Updated: 7/23/2026

Authority: CIS

Plugin: Unix

Revision: 1.7

Estimated Item Count: 345

File Details

Filename: CIS_Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux_8_STIG_v2.0.0_STIG.audit

Size: 1.46 MB

MD5: 688a81f896e406ac1b451df02ff03900
SHA256: 9af95b32a4cc95cd4e63e785c51218afd76f9810b097ba9dd6d2cf520edb1d18

Audit Changelog

 
Revision 1.7

Jul 23, 2026

Informational Update
  • 1.3.1.10 Ensure SELinux prevents nonprivileged users from executing privileged functions
  • 1.4.3 Ensure the operating system requires authentication for rescue mode
  • 1.5.16 Ensure the operating system restricts exposed kernel pointer addresses access
  • 1.5.5 Ensure the storing of core dumps is disabled
  • 1.5.6 Ensure the operating system is not configured to acquire save or process core dumps
  • 1.8.18 Ensure the operating system initiates a session lock for all connection types using smartcard when the smartcard is removed
  • 1.9 Ensure the \"tmux\" package installed
  • 2.3.4 Ensure the operating system is securely comparing internal information system clocks at least every 24 hours with an NTP server
  • 2.3.5 Ensure the operating system disables network management of the chrony daemon
  • 2.3.6 Ensure the operating system disables the chrony daemon from acting as a server
  • 2.5.2 Ensure USBGuard has a policy configured
  • 3.3.12 Ensure net.ipv4.conf.all.forwarding is disabled
  • 5.2.8 Ensure the sudoers security policy is configured to use the invoking user's password for privilege escalation
  • 5.2.9 Ensure sudo timestamp_timeout is configured
  • 5.3.3.2.17 Ensure retry is configured on the pam_pwquality module in /etc/pam.d/system-auth
  • 5.3.3.2.18 Ensure retry is configured on the pam_pwquality module in /etc/pam.d/password-auth
  • 5.3.3.2.19 Ensure retry is configured in /etc/security/pwquality.conf
  • 5.3.3.3.4 Ensure remember is configured on the pam_pwhistory module in /etc/pam.d/password-auth
  • 5.3.3.3.5 Ensure remember is configured on the pam_pwhistory module in /etc/pam.d/system-auth
  • 5.4.1.2 Ensure minimum password days is configured
  • 6.1.1 Ensure AIDE is installed
  • 6.2.2.12 Ensure the operating system has the packages required for encrypting offloaded audit logs
  • 6.2.2.13 Ensure the the operating system authenticates the remote logging server for off-loading audit logs
  • 6.2.2.15 Ensure the audit system off-loads audit records onto a different system or media from the system being audited
  • 6.3.3.13 Ensure file deletion events by users are collected
  • 7.1.11 Ensure world writable files and directories are secured
Miscellaneous
  • Metadata updated.
  • References updated.
Revision 1.6

Jun 9, 2026

Miscellaneous
  • Platform check updated.
Added
  • CIS_Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux_8_STIG_v2.0.0_STIG.audit from CIS Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 STIG v2.0.0
Removed
  • CIS_Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux_8_STIG_v2.0.0_STIG.audit from CIS Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 STIG 2.0.0
Revision 1.5

May 4, 2026

Miscellaneous
  • Metadata updated.
  • Platform check updated.
  • References updated.
Added
  • CIS_Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux_8_STIG_v2.0.0_STIG.audit from CIS Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 STIG 2.0.0
Removed
  • CIS_Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux_8_STIG_v2.0.0_STIG.audit from CIS Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 STIG v2.0.0
Revision 1.4

Feb 23, 2026

Miscellaneous
  • Metadata updated.
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_STIG.audit from CIS Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 STIG v2.0.0
Removed
  • CIS_Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux_8_STIG_v2.0.0_STIG.audit from CIS Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 STIG Benchmark v2.0.0
Revision 1.1

Nov 4, 2025

Informational Update
  • 1.1.1.1 Ensure cramfs kernel module is not available
  • 1.1.1.9 Ensure usb-storage kernel module is not available
  • 1.1.2.1.1 Ensure /tmp is a separate partition
  • 1.1.2.1.2 Ensure nodev option set on /tmp partition
  • 1.1.2.1.3 Ensure nosuid option set on /tmp partition
  • 1.1.2.1.4 Ensure noexec option set on /tmp partition
  • 1.1.2.2.2 Ensure nodev option set on /dev/shm partition
  • 1.1.2.2.3 Ensure nosuid option set on /dev/shm partition
  • 1.1.2.2.4 Ensure noexec option set on /dev/shm partition
  • 1.1.2.4.1 Ensure separate partition exists for /var
  • 1.1.2.5.1 Ensure separate partition exists for /var/tmp
  • 1.1.2.5.2 Ensure nodev option set on /var/tmp partition
  • 1.1.2.5.3 Ensure nosuid option set on /var/tmp partition
  • 1.1.2.5.4 Ensure noexec option set on /var/tmp partition
  • 1.1.2.6.1 Ensure separate partition exists for /var/log
  • 1.1.2.6.2 Ensure nodev option set on /var/log partition
  • 1.1.2.6.3 Ensure nosuid option set on /var/log partition
  • 1.1.2.6.4 Ensure noexec option set on /var/log partition
  • 1.1.2.7.1 Ensure separate partition exists for /var/log/audit
  • 1.1.2.7.2 Ensure nodev option set on /var/log/audit partition
  • 1.1.2.7.3 Ensure nosuid option set on /var/log/audit partition
  • 1.1.2.7.4 Ensure noexec option set on /var/log/audit partition
  • 1.1.3.1 Ensure all information at rest is encrypted
  • 1.2.1.2 Ensure gpgcheck is globally activated
  • 1.2.1.6 Ensure cryptographic verification of vendor software packages
  • 1.5.1 Ensure address space layout randomization is enabled
  • 1.5.11 Ensure the operating system disables the use of user namespaces
  • 1.5.12 Ensure kernel image loading is disabled
  • 1.5.13 Ensure the operating system is configured to enable DAC on symlinks
  • 1.5.15 Ensure the operating system is configured to enable DAC on hardlinks
  • 1.5.17 Ensure the operating system is configured to restrict access to the kernel message buffer
  • 1.5.19 Ensure the operating system is configured to prevent kernel profiling by unprivileged users
  • 1.5.20 Ensure the operating system restricts usage of ptrace to descendant processes
  • 1.5.21 Ensure the operating system prevents privilege escalation through the kernel by disabling access to the bpf syscall
  • 1.5.8 Ensure the operating system enables hardening for the BPF JIT
  • 2.2.6 Ensure krb5-workstation is not installed
  • 3.2.4 Ensure sctp kernel module is not available
  • 3.2.5 Ensure atm kernel module is not available
  • 3.2.6 Ensure bluetooth kernel module is not available
  • 3.2.7 Ensure can kernel module is not available
  • 3.3.1 Ensure ip forwarding is disabled
  • 3.3.11 Ensure ipv6 router advertisements are not accepted
  • 3.3.2 Ensure packet redirect sending is disabled
  • 3.3.4 Ensure broadcast icmp requests are ignored
  • 3.3.5 Ensure icmp redirects are not accepted
  • 3.3.7 Ensure reverse path filtering is enabled
  • 3.3.8 Ensure source routed packets are not accepted
  • 5.1.21 Ensure sshd PermitRootLogin is disabled
  • 5.1.30 Ensure sshd is configured to use only FIPS-validated key exchange algorithms
  • 5.1.37 Ensure sshd RekeyLimit is configured
  • 5.2.9 Ensure sudo timestamp_timeout is configured
  • 5.3.2.2 Ensure pam_faillock module is enabled
  • 5.3.2.3 Ensure pam_pwquality module is enabled
  • 5.3.3.2.4 Ensure password same consecutive characters is configured
  • 5.3.3.4.1 Ensure pam_unix does not include nullok
  • 5.3.3.4.5 Ensure pam_unix includes a FIPS 140-2 approved hashing algorithm
  • 5.4.1.2 Ensure minimum password days is configured
  • 5.4.1.7 Ensure passwords use FIPS 140-2 approved cryptographic hashing algorithm
  • 5.4.1.8 Ensure minimum number of hashing rounds is configured
  • 6.3.1.2 Ensure auditing for processes that start prior to auditd is enabled
  • 6.3.2.3 Ensure system is disabled when audit logs are full
  • 6.3.3.1 Ensure changes to system administration scope (sudoers) is collected
  • 6.3.3.10 Ensure successful file system mounts are collected
  • 6.3.3.12 Ensure login and logout events are collected
  • 6.3.3.13 Ensure file deletion events by users are collected
  • 6.3.3.15 Ensure successful and unsuccessful attempts to use the chcon 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
  • 6.3.3.22 Ensure successful and unsuccessful attempts to use the su command are collected
  • 6.3.3.23 Ensure successful and unsuccessful attempts to use the sudo command are collected
  • 6.3.3.24 Ensure successful and unsuccessful attempts to use the chsh command are collected
  • 6.3.3.25 Ensure successful and unsuccessful attempts to use the crontab command are collected
  • 6.3.3.26 Ensure successful and unsuccessful attempts to use the gpasswd command are collected
  • 6.3.3.27 Ensure successful and unsuccessful attempts to use the newgrp command are collected
  • 6.3.3.28 Ensure successful and unsuccessful attempts to use the pam_timestamp_check command are collected
  • 6.3.3.29 Ensure successful and unsuccessful attempts to use the ssh-keysign command are collected
  • 6.3.3.30 Ensure successful and unsuccessful attempts to use the unix_chkpwd command are collected
  • 6.3.3.31 Ensure successful and unsuccessful attempts to use the setsebool command are collected
  • 6.3.3.32 Ensure successful and unsuccessful attempts to use the userhelper command are collected
  • 6.3.3.33 Ensure successful and unsuccessful attempts to use the setfiles command are collected
  • 6.3.3.34 Ensure successful and unsuccessful attempts to use the semanage command are collected
  • 6.3.3.35 Ensure successful and unsuccessful attempts to use the postqueue command are collected
  • 6.3.3.36 Ensure successful and unsuccessful attempts to use the postdrop command are collected
  • 6.3.3.37 Ensure successful and unsuccessful attempts to use the unix_update command are collected
  • 6.3.3.38 Ensure successful and unsuccessful attempts to use the umount command are collected
  • 6.3.3.39 Ensure successful and unsuccessful attempts to use the mount command are collected
  • 6.3.3.40 Ensure successful and unsuccessful attempts to use the ssh-agent command are collected
  • 6.3.3.41 Ensure successful and unsuccessful attempts to use the passwd command are collected
  • 6.3.3.42 Ensure successful and unsuccessful attempts to use the chage command are collected
  • 6.3.3.43 Ensure the audit system prevents unauthorized changes to logon UIDs
  • 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.