STIGQter: STIG Summary: Riverbed NetIM OS Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 1 Release: 1 Benchmark Date: 11 Sep 2025:

Ubuntu OS must record time stamps for audit records that can be mapped to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).

DISA Rule

SV-275615r1147895_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-275615

Group Title

SRG-OS-000359-GPOS-00146

Rule Version

RIIM-OS-252020

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.
• CCI-000159 - Use internal system clocks to generate time stamps for audit records.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

To Configure Ubuntu OS time zone to use UTC, run the following command:

$ sudo timedatectl set-timezone Etc/UTC

Check Contents

Verify the time zone is configured to use UTC by using the following command:

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

If "Time zone" is not set to UTC, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-275615

Documentable

False

Rule Version

RIIM-OS-252020

Severity Override Guidance

Verify the time zone is configured to use UTC by using the following command:

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

If "Time zone" is not set to UTC, this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

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Target Key

5706