The audit system must be configured to audit the execution of privileged functions and prevent all software from executing at higher privilege levels than users executing the software.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-75689	UBTU-16-020350	SV-90369r2_rule		Medium

Description
Misuse of privileged functions, either intentionally or unintentionally by authorized users, or by unauthorized external entities that have compromised information system accounts, is a serious and ongoing concern and can have significant adverse impacts on organizations. Auditing the use of privileged functions is one way to detect such misuse and identify the risk from insider threats and the advanced persistent threat. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000326-GPOS-00126, SRG-OS-000327-GPOS-00127

Description

Misuse of privileged functions, either intentionally or unintentionally by authorized users, or by unauthorized external entities that have compromised information system accounts, is a serious and ongoing concern and can have significant adverse impacts on organizations. Auditing the use of privileged functions is one way to detect such misuse and identify the risk from insider threats and the advanced persistent threat. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000326-GPOS-00126, SRG-OS-000327-GPOS-00127

STIG	Date
Canonical Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Security Technical Implementation Guide	2018-07-18

Details

Check Text ( C-75375r2_chk )
Verify the Ubuntu operating system audits the execution of privilege functions. Verify if the Ubuntu operating system is configured to audit the execution of the "execve" system call, by running the following command: # sudo grep execve /etc/audit/audit.rules -a always,exit -F arch=b64 -S execve -C uid!=euid -F key=execpriv -a always,exit -F arch=b64 -S execve -C gid!=egid -F key=execpriv If the command does not return both lines, or the line is commented out, this is a finding.

Check Text ( C-75375r2_chk )

Verify the Ubuntu operating system audits the execution of privilege functions.

Verify if the Ubuntu operating system is configured to audit the execution of the "execve" system call, by running the following command:

# sudo grep execve /etc/audit/audit.rules

-a always,exit -F arch=b64 -S execve -C uid!=euid -F key=execpriv
-a always,exit -F arch=b64 -S execve -C gid!=egid -F key=execpriv

If the command does not return both lines, or the line is commented out, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-82317r2_fix)
Configure the Ubuntu operating system to audit the execution of the "execve" system call. Add or update the following file system rules to "/etc/audit/audit.rules": -a always,exit -F arch=b64 -S execve -C uid!=euid -F key=execpriv -a always,exit -F arch=b64 -S execve -C gid!=egid -F key=execpriv The audit daemon must be restarted for the changes to take effect. To restart the audit daemon, run the following command: # sudo systemctl restart auditd.service

Fix Text (F-82317r2_fix)

Configure the Ubuntu operating system to audit the execution of the "execve" system call.

Add or update the following file system rules to "/etc/audit/audit.rules":

-a always,exit -F arch=b64 -S execve -C uid!=euid -F key=execpriv
-a always,exit -F arch=b64 -S execve -C gid!=egid -F key=execpriv

The audit daemon must be restarted for the changes to take effect. To restart the audit daemon, run the following command:

# sudo systemctl restart auditd.service