STIGQter: STIG Summary: Canonical Ubuntu 22.04 LTS Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 2 Release: 9 Benchmark Date: 01 Jul 2026:

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS must record time stamps for audit records that can be mapped to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).

DISA Rule

SV-260521r958788_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-260521

Group Title

SRG-OS-000359-GPOS-00146

Rule Version

UBTU-22-252020

Severity

CAT III

CCI(s)

• CCI-001890 - Record time stamps for audit records that use Coordinated Universal Time, have a fixed local time offset from Coordinated Universal Time, or that include the local time offset as part of the time stamp.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

To Configure Ubuntu 22.04 LTS time zone to use UTC, run the following command:

$ sudo timedatectl set-timezone Etc/UTC

Check Contents

Verify the time zone is configured to use UTC by using the following command:

$ timedatectl status | grep -i "time zone"
Time zone: Etc/UTC (UTC, +0000)

If "Time zone" is not set to UTC, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-260521

Documentable

False

Rule Version

UBTU-22-252020

Severity Override Guidance

Verify the time zone is configured to use UTC by using the following command:

$ timedatectl status | grep -i "time zone"
Time zone: Etc/UTC (UTC, +0000)

If "Time zone" is not set to UTC, this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

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Target Key

5594