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 generate audit records for successful/unsuccessful attempts to use the kmod command.

DISA Rule

SV-260613r991586_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-260613

Group Title

SRG-OS-000477-GPOS-00222

Rule Version

UBTU-22-654055

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-000172 - Generate audit records for the event types defined in AU-2 c that include the audit record content defined in AU-3.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Configure Ubuntu 22.04 LTS to audit the execution of the module management program "kmod".

Add or modify the following line in the "/etc/audit/rules.d/stig.rules" file:

-w /bin/kmod -p x -k modules

To reload the rules file, issue the following command:

$ sudo augenrules --load

Note: The "-k <keyname>" at the end of the line gives the rule a unique meaning to help during an audit investigation. The <keyname> does not need to match the example above.

Check Contents

Verify Ubuntu 22.04 LTS is configured to audit the execution of the module management program "kmod" by using the following command:

$ sudo auditctl -l | grep kmod
-w /bin/kmod -p x -k module

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

Note: The "-k" value is arbitrary and can be different from the example output above.

Vulnerability Number

V-260613

Documentable

False

Rule Version

UBTU-22-654055

Severity Override Guidance

Verify Ubuntu 22.04 LTS is configured to audit the execution of the module management program "kmod" by using the following command:

$ sudo auditctl -l | grep kmod
-w /bin/kmod -p x -k module

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

Note: The "-k" value is arbitrary and can be different from the example output above.

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

5594