CIS Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 v3.0.0 L2 Server

Audit Details

Name: CIS Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 v3.0.0 L2 Server

Updated: 10/14/2026

Authority: CIS

Plugin: Unix

Revision: 1.0

Estimated Item Count: 90

File Details

Filename: CIS_Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux_9_v3.0.0_L2_Server.audit

Size: 434 kB

MD5: 9089539673cd30bb643e1165529a828e
SHA256: 71fb6aea6a9249b2e92d75c8b5c83b0cc2a7d39a3fe30b0e56a44549c3453a39

Audit Items

DescriptionCategories
1.1.1.6 Ensure overlay 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

1.1.2.3.1 Ensure separate partition exists for /home

ACCESS CONTROL, CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT, MEDIA PROTECTION

1.1.2.4.1 Ensure separate partition exists for /var

ACCESS CONTROL, CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT, MEDIA PROTECTION

1.1.2.5.1 Ensure separate partition exists for /var/tmp

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

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 configured

RISK ASSESSMENT, SYSTEM AND INFORMATION INTEGRITY

1.2.1.5 Ensure weak dependencies are configured

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

1.3.1.5 Ensure the SELinux mode is enforcing

SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION

1.3.1.6 Ensure no unconfined services exist

ACCESS CONTROL, MEDIA PROTECTION

1.4.3 Ensure authentication is required when booting into rescue mode

ACCESS CONTROL

1.4.4 Ensure authentication is required when booting into emergency mode

ACCESS CONTROL

1.5.2 Ensure fs.protected_symlinks is configured

ACCESS CONTROL

1.6.7 Ensure system wide crypto policy enables post-quantum algorithms

ACCESS CONTROL, IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION, SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION

2.1.3 Ensure cockpit web services are not in use

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

2.1.20 Ensure a graphical user interface is not in use

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

2.1.21 Ensure X window server services are not in use

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

2.1.22 Ensure Xwayland is not in use

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

2.2.2 Ensure ldap client is not installed

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

3.3.1.1 Ensure net.ipv4.ip_forward is configured

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

4.1.8 Ensure firewalld default zone is set to drop

SECURITY ASSESSMENT AND AUTHORIZATION, SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION

4.1.10 Ensure firewalld logs denied packets

AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY

4.1.11 Ensure firewalld blocks ICMP timestamp requests and replies

SECURITY ASSESSMENT AND AUTHORIZATION, SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION

5.1.11 Ensure sshd DisableForwarding is enabled

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

5.1.12 Ensure sshd GSSAPIAuthentication is disabled

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT, IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION

5.2.6 Ensure users must provide password for escalation

ACCESS CONTROL

5.3.3.1.3 Ensure password failed attempts lockout includes root account

ACCESS CONTROL, IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION

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

6.1.2.10 Ensure a rsyslog TLS network stream driver is installed

ACCESS CONTROL, IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION, SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION

6.1.2.11 Ensure rsyslog network forwarding uses TLS

ACCESS CONTROL, IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION, SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION

6.1.2.12 Ensure rsyslog TLS CA certificate is configured

ACCESS CONTROL, IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION, SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION

6.1.2.13 Ensure rsyslog TLS client certificate is configured

ACCESS CONTROL, IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION, SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION

6.2.1.1 Ensure auditd packages are installed

AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY

6.2.1.2 Ensure auditing for processes that start prior to auditd is enabled

AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY

6.2.1.3 Ensure audit_backlog_limit is configured

AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY

6.2.1.4 Ensure auditd service is enabled and active

AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY

6.2.2.1 Ensure audit log storage size is configured

AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY

6.2.2.2 Ensure audit logs are not automatically deleted

AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY

6.2.2.3 Ensure system is disabled when audit logs are full

AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY

6.2.2.4 Ensure system warns when audit logs are low on space

AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY

6.2.3.1 Ensure modification of the /etc/sudoers file is collected

AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY

6.2.3.2 Ensure actions as another user are always logged

ACCESS CONTROL, AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY

6.2.3.3 Ensure events that modify the sudo log file are collected

AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY

6.2.3.4 Ensure events that modify date and time information are collected

AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY, CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

6.2.3.5 Ensure events that modify sethostname and setdomainname are collected

AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY

6.2.3.6 Ensure events that modify /etc/issue and /etc/issue.net are collected

AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY

6.2.3.7 Ensure events that modify /etc/hosts and /etc/hostname are collected

AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY