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 record time stamps for audit records that can be mapped to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) or Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

DISA Rule

SV-270820r1066949_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-270820

Group Title

SRG-OS-000359-GPOS-00146

Rule Version

UBTU-24-901220

Severity

CAT III

CCI(s)

• CCI-001890 - Record time stamps for audit records that use Coordinated Universal Time, have a fixed local time offset from Coordinated Universal Time, or that include the local time offset as part of the time stamp.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

To configure the system time zone to use UTC or GMT, run the following command, replacing [ZONE] with UTC or GMT:

$ sudo timedatectl set-timezone [ZONE]

Check Contents

Verify the time zone is configured to use UTC or GMT with the following command:

$ timedatectl status | grep -i "time zone"
Time zone: UTC (UTC, +0000)

If "Timezone" is not set to UTC or GMT, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-270820

Documentable

False

Rule Version

UBTU-24-901220

Severity Override Guidance

Verify the time zone is configured to use UTC or GMT with the following command:

$ timedatectl status | grep -i "time zone"
Time zone: UTC (UTC, +0000)

If "Timezone" is not set to UTC or GMT, this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

5673