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 prevent a user from overriding the disabling of the graphical user smart card removal action.

DISA Rule

SV-274873r1107300_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-274873

Group Title

SRG-OS-000028-GPOS-00009

Rule Version

UBTU-24-200042

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

CCI-000056 - Retain the device lock until the user reestablishes access using established identification and authentication procedures.
CCI-000057 - The information system initiates a session lock after the organization-defined time period of inactivity.

Weight

Fix Recommendation

Configure Ubuntu 24.04 LTS to prevent a user from overriding the disabling of the graphical user smart card removal action.

Add the following line to "/etc/dconf/db/local.d/locks/00-security-settings-lock":

/org/gnome/settings-daemon/peripherals/smartcard/removal-action

Update the dconf system databases:

$ sudo dconf update

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Note: This requirement assumes the use of the Ubuntu 24.04 LTS default graphical user interface, the GNOME desktop environment. If the system does not have any graphical user interface installed, this requirement is Not Applicable.

Verify Ubuntu 24.04 LTS disables the ability of the user to override the smart card removal action setting.

$ gsettings writable org.gnome.settings-daemon.peripherals.smartcard removal-action

false

If "removal-action" is writable and the result is "true", this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-274873

Documentable

False

Rule Version

UBTU-24-200042

Severity Override Guidance

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Target Key

5673