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 any successful/unsuccessful use of unlink, unlinkat, rename, renameat, and rmdir system calls.

DISA Rule

SV-260639r991577_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-260639

Group Title

SRG-OS-000468-GPOS-00212

Rule Version

UBTU-22-654185

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 the audit system to generate audit events for any successful/unsuccessful use of "unlink", "unlinkat", "rename", "renameat", and "rmdir" system calls.

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

-a always,exit -F arch=b64 -S unlink,unlinkat,rename,renameat,rmdir -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -k delete
-a always,exit -F arch=b32 -S unlink,unlinkat,rename,renameat,rmdir -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -k delete

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 any successful/unsuccessful use of "unlink", "unlinkat", "rename", "renameat", and "rmdir" system calls by using the following command:

$ sudo auditctl -l | grep 'unlink\|rename\|rmdir'
-a always,exit -F arch=b64 -S unlink,unlinkat,rename,renameat,rmdir -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=-1 -F key=delete
-a always,exit -F arch=b32 -S unlink,unlinkat,rename,renameat,rmdir -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=-1 -F key=delete

If the command does not return audit rules for the "unlink", "unlinkat", "rename", "renameat", and "rmdir" syscalls or the lines are commented out, this is a finding.

Note: The "key" allows for specifying an arbitrary identifier, and the string after it does not need to match the example output above.

Vulnerability Number

V-260639

Documentable

False

Rule Version

UBTU-22-654185

Severity Override Guidance

Verify Ubuntu 22.04 LTS generates audit records for any successful/unsuccessful use of "unlink", "unlinkat", "rename", "renameat", and "rmdir" system calls by using the following command:

$ sudo auditctl -l | grep 'unlink\|rename\|rmdir'
-a always,exit -F arch=b64 -S unlink,unlinkat,rename,renameat,rmdir -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=-1 -F key=delete
-a always,exit -F arch=b32 -S unlink,unlinkat,rename,renameat,rmdir -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=-1 -F key=delete

If the command does not return audit rules for the "unlink", "unlinkat", "rename", "renameat", and "rmdir" syscalls or the lines are commented out, this is a finding.

Note: The "key" allows for specifying an arbitrary identifier, and the string after it does not need to match the example output above.

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

5594