The Ubuntu operating system must generate audit records for the /var/run/utmp file.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-219218	UBTU-18-010239	SV-219218r802364_rule		Medium

Description
Without generating audit records that are specific to the security and mission needs of the organization, it would be difficult to establish, correlate, and investigate the events relating to an incident or identify those responsible for one. Audit records can be generated from various components within the information system (e.g., module or policy filter).

STIG	Date
Canonical Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Security Technical Implementation Guide	2023-11-21

Details

Check Text ( C-20943r802362_chk )
Verify the Ubuntu operating system generates audit records showing start and stop times for user access to the system via /var/run/utmp file. Check the currently configured audit rules with the following command: $ sudo auditctl -l \| grep '/var/run/utmp' -w /var/run/utmp -p wa -k logins If the command does not return a line matching the example or the line is commented out, this is a finding. Note: The '-k' allows for specifying an arbitrary identifier and the string after it does not need to match the example output above.

Check Text ( C-20943r802362_chk )

Verify the Ubuntu operating system generates audit records showing start and stop times for user access to the system via /var/run/utmp file.

Check the currently configured audit rules with the following command:
$ sudo auditctl -l | grep '/var/run/utmp'

-w /var/run/utmp -p wa -k logins

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

Note: The '-k' allows for specifying an arbitrary identifier and the string after it does not need to match the example output above.

Fix Text (F-20942r802363_fix)
Configure the audit system to generate audit events showing start and stop times for user access via the /var/run/utmp file. Add or update the following rules in the "/etc/audit/rules.d/stig.rules" file: -w /var/run/utmp -p wa -k logins Note: The "root" account must be used to view/edit any files in the /etc/audit/rules.d/ directory. In order to reload the rules file, issue the following command: $ sudo augenrules --load

Fix Text (F-20942r802363_fix)

Configure the audit system to generate audit events showing start and stop times for user access via the /var/run/utmp file.

Add or update the following rules in the "/etc/audit/rules.d/stig.rules" file:
-w /var/run/utmp -p wa -k logins

Note: The "root" account must be used to view/edit any files in the /etc/audit/rules.d/ directory.

In order to reload the rules file, issue the following command:
$ sudo augenrules --load