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 produce audit records and reports containing information to establish when, where, what type, the source, and the outcome for all DOD-defined auditable events and actions in near real time.

DISA Rule

SV-260591r1015023_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-260591

Group Title

SRG-OS-000037-GPOS-00015

Rule Version

UBTU-22-653015

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-000130 - Ensure that audit records containing information that establishes what type of event occurred.
• CCI-000131 - Ensure that audit records containing information that establishes when the event occurred.
• CCI-000132 - Ensure that audit records containing information that establishes where the event occurred.
• CCI-000133 - Ensure that audit records containing information that establishes the source of the event.
• CCI-000134 - Ensure that audit records containing information that establishes the outcome of the event.
• CCI-000135 - Generate audit records containing the organization-defined additional information that is to be included in the audit records.
• CCI-000154 - Provide the capability to centrally review and analyze audit records from multiple components within the system.
• CCI-000158 - Provide the capability to process, sort, and search audit records for events of interest based on organization-defined audit fields within audit records.
• CCI-000169 - Provide audit record generation capability for the event types the system is capable of auditing as defined in AU-2 a. on organization-defined information system components.
• CCI-000172 - Generate audit records for the event types defined in AU-2 c that include the audit record content defined in AU-3.
• CCI-003938 - Automatically generate audit records of the enforcement actions.
• CCI-001875 - Provide an audit reduction capability that supports on-demand audit review and analysis.
• CCI-001876 - Provide an audit reduction capability that supports on-demand reporting requirements.
• CCI-001877 - Provide an audit reduction capability that supports after-the-fact investigations of incidents.
• CCI-001878 - Provide a report generation capability that supports on-demand audit review and analysis.
• CCI-001879 - Provide a report generation capability that supports on-demand reporting requirements.
• CCI-001880 - Provide a report generation capability that supports after-the-fact investigations of security incidents.
• CCI-001881 - Provide an audit reduction capability that does not alter original content or time ordering of audit records.
• CCI-001882 - Provide a report generation capability that does not alter original content or time ordering of audit records.
• CCI-001914 - Provide the capability for organization-defined individuals or roles to change the logging to be performed on organization-defined system components based on organization-defined selectable event criteria within organization-defined time thresholds.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Enable and start the "auditd.service" by using the following command:

$ sudo systemctl enable auditd.service --now

Check Contents

Verify the "auditd.service" is enabled and active by using the following commands:

$ systemctl is-enabled auditd.service
enabled

$ systemctl is-active auditd.service
active

If the "auditd.service" is not enabled and active, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-260591

Documentable

False

Rule Version

UBTU-22-653015

Severity Override Guidance

Verify the "auditd.service" is enabled and active by using the following commands:

$ systemctl is-enabled auditd.service
enabled

$ systemctl is-active auditd.service
active

If the "auditd.service" is not enabled and active, this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

5594