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 all account creations, modifications, disabling, and termination events that affect /etc/gshadow.

DISA Rule

SV-260629r958368_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-260629

Group Title

SRG-OS-000004-GPOS-00004

Rule Version

UBTU-22-654135

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-000018 - Automatically audit account creation actions.
• 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-001403 - Automatically audit account modification actions.
• CCI-001404 - Automatically audit account disabling actions.
• CCI-001405 - Automatically audit account removal actions.
• CCI-002130 - Automatically audit account enabling actions.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Configure Ubuntu 22.04 LTS to generate audit records for all account creations, modifications, disabling, and termination events that affect "/etc/gshadow".

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

-w /etc/gshadow -p wa -k usergroup_modification

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 generates audit records for all account creations, modifications, disabling, and termination events that affect "/etc/gshadow" by using the following command:

$ sudo auditctl -l | grep gshadow
-w /etc/gshadow -p wa -k usergroup_modification

If the command does not return a line that matches the example 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-260629

Documentable

False

Rule Version

UBTU-22-654135

Severity Override Guidance

Verify Ubuntu 22.04 LTS generates audit records for all account creations, modifications, disabling, and termination events that affect "/etc/gshadow" by using the following command:

$ sudo auditctl -l | grep gshadow
-w /etc/gshadow -p wa -k usergroup_modification

If the command does not return a line that matches the example 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