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 generate audit records when successful/unsuccessful attempts to use modprobe command.

DISA Rule

SV-270813r1066928_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-270813

Group Title

SRG-OS-000477-GPOS-00222

Rule Version

UBTU-24-900730

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 24.04 LTS to audit the execution of the module management program "modprobe".

Add or update the following rule in the "/etc/audit/rules.d/stig.rules" file:

-w /sbin/modprobe -p x -k modules

To reload the rules file, issue the following command:

$ sudo augenrules --load

Check Contents

Verify if Ubuntu 24.04 LTS is configured to audit the execution of the module management program "modprobe" with the following command:

$ sudo auditctl -l | grep '/sbin/modprobe'
-w /sbin/modprobe -p x -k modules

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

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

Vulnerability Number

V-270813

Documentable

False

Rule Version

UBTU-24-900730

Severity Override Guidance

Verify if Ubuntu 24.04 LTS is configured to audit the execution of the module management program "modprobe" with the following command:

$ sudo auditctl -l | grep '/sbin/modprobe'
-w /sbin/modprobe -p x -k modules

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

Note: The "-k" 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

5673