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 have a crontab script running weekly to offload audit events of standalone systems.

DISA Rule

SV-270817r1066940_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-270817

Group Title

SRG-OS-000479-GPOS-00224

Rule Version

UBTU-24-900950

Severity

CAT III

CCI(s)

• CCI-001851 - Transfer audit logs per organization-defined frequency to a different system, system component, or media than the system or system component conducting the logging.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Create a script that offloads audit logs to external media and runs weekly.

The script must be located in the "/etc/cron.weekly" directory.

Check Contents

Note: If this is an interconnected system, this is not applicable.

Verify there is a script that offloads audit data and that script runs weekly with the following command:

$ ls /etc/cron.weekly
audit-offload

Check if the script inside the file offloads audit logs to external media.

If the script file does not exist or does not offload audit logs, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-270817

Documentable

False

Rule Version

UBTU-24-900950

Severity Override Guidance

Note: If this is an interconnected system, this is not applicable.

Verify there is a script that offloads audit data and that script runs weekly with the following command:

$ ls /etc/cron.weekly
audit-offload

Check if the script inside the file offloads audit logs to external media.

If the script file does not exist or does not offload audit logs, this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

5673