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OSSEC / HIDS Rule 81542

OSSEC / HIDS rule catalog

  • Rule family: OSSEC / HIDS
  • Rule ID: 81542
  • Definition status: Present in current source
  • Alert message / subject: OpenSCAP Report overview: Score less than 80
  • Rule level: 5
  • Definition checked: 2026-10-21

Interpretation and response

This event is recorded as “OpenSCAP Report overview: Score less than 80”. Review the originating log and the affected host or service to determine whether the activity was expected.

An OSSEC/HIDS event records or correlates activity. Blocking depends on the originating application and any separately configured Active Response policy; an alert alone does not prove that an attack was blocked.

Documentation

The following guidance was migrated from the historical wiki and reviewed against the rule definition. Legacy ASL product names and interface instructions refer to the versions documented then. Use the current metadata above and your installed configuration when interpreting thresholds, notification settings and response behavior.

Description

OpenSCAP has reported the system is less than 80% compliant with the configured compliance profile.

What you should do

This means some of the security controls recommended by the configured profile are not implemented or otherwise enabled. Investigate the system to identify which controls are not in place and if they can be enabled.

For some regulatory frameworks, a failure of some controls may require the system to be shut down or taken out of service until the controls are working correctly.

Troubleshooting

False Positives

A legitimate event may still trigger this rule. Review the surrounding activity before deciding whether it is malicious.

Tuning Guidance

There is no guidance for tuning this rule, this is a generic error and the rule should not be disabled.

Additional Information

Support

If you are unsure about how to respond to this alert, please contact Atomicorp support. We’re here to help you!

Source and revision

Migrated from HIDS_81542, wiki page 850, revision 6215 (20201023). Documentation review: 2026-10-21. An archived wiki status of Active is not a current deployment status.

For assistance, provide the rule ID, installed product and rule version, and a sanitized event to Atomicorp support .