STIGQter 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 configure the directories used by the system journal to be group-owned by "systemd-journal".

DISA Rule

SV-270761r1184074_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-270761

Group Title

SRG-OS-000206-GPOS-00084

Rule Version

UBTU-24-700060

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Configure the system to set the appropriate group-ownership to the directories used by the systemd journal.

Create a drop-in file if it does not already exist with the following command:

$ sudo vi /etc/tmpfiles.d/zzz-systemd-stig.conf

Add or modify the following lines in the "/usr/lib/tmpfiles.d/zzz-systemd-stig.conf" file:

z /run/log/journal 0640 root systemd-journal - -
z /var/log/journal 0640 root systemd-journal - -

Note: Restart the system for these settings to take effect.

Check Contents

Verify the /run/log/journal and /var/log/journal directories are group-owned by "systemd-journal" with the following command:

$ sudo find /run/log/journal /var/log/journal -type d -exec stat -c "%n %G" {} \;
/run/log/journal systemd-journal
/var/log/journal systemd-journal
/var/log/journal/d5745ad455d34fb8b6f78be37c1fcd3e systemd-journal

If any output returned is not group-owned by "systemd-journal", this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-270761

Documentable

False

Rule Version

UBTU-24-700060

Severity Override Guidance

Verify the /run/log/journal and /var/log/journal directories are group-owned by "systemd-journal" with the following command:

$ sudo find /run/log/journal /var/log/journal -type d -exec stat -c "%n %G" {} \;
/run/log/journal systemd-journal
/var/log/journal systemd-journal
/var/log/journal/d5745ad455d34fb8b6f78be37c1fcd3e systemd-journal

If any output returned is not group-owned by "systemd-journal", this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

5673