Changes are coming to https://stigviewer.com.
Take our survey to help us understand your usage and how we can better serve you in the future.
Take Survey
The Ubuntu operating system must initiate session audits at system start-up.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| V-238299 | UBTU-20-010198 | SV-238299r654072_rule | Medium |
| Description |
|---|
| If auditing is enabled late in the start-up process, the actions of some start-up processes may not be audited. Some audit systems also maintain state information only available if auditing is enabled before a given process is created. |
| STIG | Date |
|---|---|
| Canonical Ubuntu 20.04 LTS Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2021-03-23 |
Details
| Check Text ( C-41509r654070_chk ) |
|---|
| Verify that the Ubuntu operating system enables auditing at system startup. Verify that the auditing is enabled in grub with the following command: $ sudo grep "^\s*linux" /boot/grub/grub.cfg linux /boot/vmlinuz-5.4.0-31-generic root=UUID=74d13bcd-6ebd-4493-b5d2-3ebc37d01702 ro audit=1 linux /boot/vmlinuz-5.4.0-31-generic root=UUID=74d13bcd-6ebd-4493-b5d2-3ebc37d01702 ro recovery nomodeset audit=1 If any linux lines do not contain "audit=1", this is a finding. |
| Fix Text (F-41468r654071_fix) |
|---|
| Configure the Ubuntu operating system to produce audit records at system startup. Edit the "/etc/default/grub" file and add "audit=1" to the "GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX" option. To update the grub config file, run: $ sudo update-grub |