STIGQter: STIG Summary: Canonical Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 1 Release: 6 Benchmark Date: 01 Jul 2026:

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS must be configured so that the "journalctl" command is group-owned by "root".

DISA Rule

SV-270760r1066769_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-270760

Group Title

SRG-OS-000206-GPOS-00084

Rule Version

UBTU-24-700050

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-001314 - Reveal error messages only to organization-defined personnel or roles.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Configure journalctl to be group-owned by "root":

$ sudo chown :root /usr/bin/journalctl

Check Contents

Verify the journalctl command is group-owned by "root" with the following command:

$ sudo find /usr/bin/journalctl -exec stat -c "%n %G" {} \;
/usr/bin/journalctl root

If journalctl is not group-owned by "root", this is a finding

Vulnerability Number

V-270760

Documentable

False

Rule Version

UBTU-24-700050

Severity Override Guidance

Verify the journalctl command is group-owned by "root" with the following command:

$ sudo find /usr/bin/journalctl -exec stat -c "%n %G" {} \;
/usr/bin/journalctl root

If journalctl is not group-owned by "root", this is a finding

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

5673