Canonical Ubuntu 20.04 LTS Security Technical Implementation Guide

Overview

VersionDateFinding Count (172)Downloads
22025-05-16CAT I (High): 14CAT II (Medium): 136CAT III (Low): 22
STIG Description
This Security Technical Implementation Guide is published as a tool to improve the security of Department of Defense (DOD) information systems. The requirements are derived from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) 800-53 and related documents. Comments or proposed revisions to this document should be sent via email to the following address: disa.stig_spt@mail.mil.
ClassifiedPublicSensitive
I - Mission Critical ClassifiedI - Mission Critical PublicI - Mission Critical Sensitive
II - Mission Support ClassifiedII - Mission Support PublicII - Mission Support Sensitive
III - Administrative ClassifiedIII - Administrative PublicIII - Administrative Sensitive

Findings - MAC II - Mission Support Public

Finding IDSeverityTitleDescription
V-238196
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Ubuntu operating system must provision temporary user accounts with an expiration time of 72 hours or less.If temporary user accounts remain active when no longer needed or for an excessive period, these accounts may be used to gain unauthorized access. To ...
V-238197
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Ubuntu operating system must enable the graphical user logon banner to display the Standard Mandatory DoD Notice and Consent Banner before granting local access to the system via a graphical user logon.Display of a standardized and approved use notification before granting access to the Ubuntu operating system ensures privacy and security notificatio...
V-238198
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Ubuntu operating system must display the Standard Mandatory DOD Notice and Consent Banner before granting local access to the system via a graphical user logon.Display of a standardized and approved use notification before granting access to the Ubuntu operating system ensures privacy and security notificatio...
V-238199
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Ubuntu operating system must retain a user's session lock until that user reestablishes access using established identification and authentication procedures.A session lock is a temporary action taken when a user stops work and moves away from the immediate physical vicinity of the information system but do...
V-238200
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Ubuntu operating system must allow users to directly initiate a session lock for all connection types.A session lock is a temporary action taken when a user stops work and moves away from the immediate physical vicinity of the information system but do...
V-238205
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Ubuntu operating system must uniquely identify interactive users.To assure accountability and prevent unauthenticated access, organizational users must be identified and authenticated to prevent potential misuse and...
V-238207
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Ubuntu operating system must automatically terminate a user session after inactivity timeouts have expired.Automatic session termination addresses the termination of user-initiated logical sessions in contrast to the termination of network connections that ...
V-238208
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Ubuntu operating system must require users to reauthenticate for privilege escalation or when changing roles.Without reauthentication, users may access resources or perform tasks for which they do not have authorization. When operating systems provide the...
V-238209
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Ubuntu operating system default filesystem permissions must be defined in such a way that all authenticated users can read and modify only their own files.Setting the most restrictive default permissions ensures that when new accounts are created they do not have unnecessary access....
V-238210
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Ubuntu operating system must implement smart card logins for multifactor authentication for local and network access to privileged and nonprivileged accounts.Without the use of multifactor authentication, the ease of access to privileged functions is greatly increased. Multifactor authentication requires ...
V-238211
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Ubuntu operating system must use strong authenticators in establishing nonlocal maintenance and diagnostic sessions.Nonlocal maintenance and diagnostic activities are those activities conducted by individuals communicating through a network, either an external netwo...
V-238212
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Ubuntu operating system must immediately terminate all network connections associated with SSH traffic after a period of inactivity.Automatic session termination addresses the termination of user-initiated logical sessions in contrast to the termination of network connections that ...
V-238213
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Ubuntu operating system must immediately terminate all network connections associated with SSH traffic at the end of the session or after 10 minutes of inactivity.Terminating an idle session within a short time period reduces the window of opportunity for unauthorized personnel to take control of a management se...
V-238214
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Ubuntu operating system must display the Standard Mandatory DOD Notice and Consent Banner before granting any local or remote connection to the system.Display of a standardized and approved use notification before granting access to the publicly accessible operating system ensures privacy and securit...
V-238216
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Ubuntu operating system must configure the SSH daemon to use Message Authentication Codes (MACs) employing FIPS 140-2 approved cryptographic hashes to prevent the unauthorized disclosure of information and/or detect changes to information during transmission.Without cryptographic integrity protections, information can be altered by unauthorized users without detection. Remote access (e.g., RDP) is access...
V-238217
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Ubuntu operating system must configure the SSH daemon to use FIPS 140-2 approved ciphers to prevent the unauthorized disclosure of information and/or detect changes to information during transmission.Without cryptographic integrity protections, information can be altered by unauthorized users without detection. Remote access (e.g., RDP) is access...
V-238220
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Ubuntu operating system SSH daemon must prevent remote hosts from connecting to the proxy display.When X11 forwarding is enabled, there may be additional exposure to the server and client displays if the sshd proxy display is configured to listen o...
V-238225
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Ubuntu operating system must enforce a minimum 15-character password length.The shorter the password, the lower the number of possible combinations that need to be tested before the password is compromised. Password complex...
V-238227
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Ubuntu operating system must prevent the use of dictionary words for passwords.If the Ubuntu operating system allows the user to select passwords based on dictionary words, then this increases the chances of password compromise b...
V-238228
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Ubuntu operating system must be configured so that when passwords are changed or new passwords are established, pwquality must be used.Use of a complex password helps to increase the time and resources required to compromise the password. Password complexity, or strength, is a measure...
V-238229
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Ubuntu operating system, for PKI-based authentication, must validate certificates by constructing a certification path (which includes status information) to an accepted trust anchor.Without path validation, an informed trust decision by the relying party cannot be made when presented with any certificate not already explicitly tru...
V-238230
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Ubuntu operating system must implement multifactor authentication for remote access to privileged accounts in such a way that one of the factors is provided by a device separate from the system gaining access.Using an authentication device, such as a CAC or token that is separate from the information system, ensures that even if the information system is co...
V-238231
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Ubuntu operating system must accept Personal Identity Verification (PIV) credentials.The use of PIV credentials facilitates standardization and reduces the risk of unauthorized access. DoD has mandated the use of the CAC to support ...
V-238232
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Ubuntu operating system must electronically verify Personal Identity Verification (PIV) credentials.The use of PIV credentials facilitates standardization and reduces the risk of unauthorized access. DOD has mandated the use of the CAC to support ...
V-238233
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Ubuntu operating system for PKI-based authentication, must implement a local cache of revocation data in case of the inability to access revocation information via the network.Without configuring a local cache of revocation data, there is the potential to allow access to users who are no longer authorized (users with revoked...
V-238236
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Ubuntu operating system must be configured so that the script which runs each 30 days or less to check file integrity is the default one.Without verification of the security functions, security functions may not operate correctly and the failure may go unnoticed. Security function is de...
V-238238
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Ubuntu operating system must generate audit records for all account creations, modifications, disabling, and termination events that affect /etc/passwd.Once an attacker establishes access to a system, the attacker often attempts to create a persistent method of reestablishing access. One way to accomp...
V-238239
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Ubuntu operating system must generate audit records for all account creations, modifications, disabling, and termination events that affect /etc/group.Once an attacker establishes access to a system, the attacker often attempts to create a persistent method of reestablishing access. One way to accomp...
V-238240
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Ubuntu operating system must generate audit records for all account creations, modifications, disabling, and termination events that affect /etc/shadow.Once an attacker establishes access to a system, the attacker often attempts to create a persistent method of reestablishing access. One way to accomp...
V-238241
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Ubuntu operating system must generate audit records for all account creations, modifications, disabling, and termination events that affect /etc/gshadow.Once an attacker establishes access to a system, the attacker often attempts to create a persistent method of reestablishing access. One way to accomp...
V-238242
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Ubuntu operating system must generate audit records for all account creations, modifications, disabling, and termination events that affect /etc/opasswd.Once an attacker establishes access to a system, the attacker often attempts to create a persistent method of reestablishing access. One way to accomp...
V-238243
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Ubuntu operating system must alert the ISSO and SA (at a minimum) in the event of an audit processing failure.It is critical for the appropriate personnel to be aware if a system is at risk of failing to process audit logs as required. Without this notificatio...
V-238244
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Ubuntu operating system must shut down by default upon audit failure (unless availability is an overriding concern).It is critical that when the operating system is at risk of failing to process audit logs as required, it takes action to mitigate the failure. Audit ...
V-238245
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Ubuntu operating system must be configured so that audit log files are not read or write-accessible by unauthorized users.Unauthorized disclosure of audit records can reveal system and configuration data to attackers, thus compromising its confidentiality. Audit inform...
V-238246
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Ubuntu operating system must be configured to permit only authorized users ownership of the audit log files.Unauthorized disclosure of audit records can reveal system and configuration data to attackers, thus compromising its confidentiality. Audit inform...
V-238247
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Ubuntu operating system must permit only authorized groups ownership of the audit log files.Unauthorized disclosure of audit records can reveal system and configuration data to attackers, thus compromising its confidentiality. Audit inform...
V-238248
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Ubuntu operating system must be configured so that the audit log directory is not write-accessible by unauthorized users.If audit information were to become compromised, then forensic analysis and discovery of the true source of potentially malicious system activity is i...
V-238249
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Ubuntu operating system must be configured so that audit configuration files are not write-accessible by unauthorized users.Without the capability to restrict which roles and individuals can select which events are audited, unauthorized personnel may be able to prevent the ...
V-238250
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Ubuntu operating system must permit only authorized accounts to own the audit configuration files.Without the capability to restrict which roles and individuals can select which events are audited, unauthorized personnel may be able to prevent the ...
V-238251
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Ubuntu operating system must permit only authorized groups to own the audit configuration files.Without the capability to restrict which roles and individuals can select which events are audited, unauthorized personnel may be able to prevent the ...
V-238252
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Ubuntu operating system must generate audit records for successful/unsuccessful uses of the su command.Without generating audit records that are specific to the security and mission needs of the organization, it would be difficult to establish, correlat...
V-238253
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Ubuntu operating system must generate audit records for successful/unsuccessful uses of the chfn command.Without generating audit records that are specific to the security and mission needs of the organization, it would be difficult to establish, correlat...
V-238254
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Ubuntu operating system must generate audit records for successful/unsuccessful uses of the mount command.Without generating audit records that are specific to the security and mission needs of the organization, it would be difficult to establish, correlat...
V-238255
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Ubuntu operating system must generate audit records for successful/unsuccessful uses of the umount command.Without generating audit records that are specific to the security and mission needs of the organization, it would be difficult to establish, correlat...
V-238256
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Ubuntu operating system must generate audit records for successful/unsuccessful uses of the ssh-agent command.Without generating audit records that are specific to the security and mission needs of the organization, it would be difficult to establish, correlat...
V-238257
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Ubuntu operating system must generate audit records for successful/unsuccessful uses of the ssh-keysign command.Without generating audit records that are specific to the security and mission needs of the organization, it would be difficult to establish, correlat...
V-238258
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Ubuntu operating system must generate audit records for any use of the setxattr, fsetxattr, lsetxattr, removexattr, fremovexattr, and lremovexattr system calls.Without generating audit records that are specific to the security and mission needs of the organization, it would be difficult to establish, correlat...
V-238264
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Ubuntu operating system must generate audit records for successful/unsuccessful uses of the chown, fchown, fchownat, and lchown system calls.Without generating audit records that are specific to the security and mission needs of the organization, it would be difficult to establish, correlat...
V-238268
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Ubuntu operating system must generate audit records for successful/unsuccessful uses of the chmod, fchmod, and fchmodat system calls.Without generating audit records that are specific to the security and mission needs of the organization, it would be difficult to establish, correlat...
V-238271
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Ubuntu operating system must generate audit records for successful/unsuccessful uses of the creat, open, openat, open_by_handle_at, truncate, and ftruncate system calls.Without generating audit records that are specific to the security and mission needs of the organization, it would be difficult to establish, correlat...
V-238277
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Ubuntu operating system must generate audit records for successful/unsuccessful uses of the sudo command.Without generating audit records that are specific to the security and mission needs of the organization, it would be difficult to establish, correlat...
V-238278
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Ubuntu operating system must generate audit records for successful/unsuccessful uses of the sudoedit command.Without generating audit records that are specific to the security and mission needs of the organization, it would be difficult to establish, correlat...
V-238279
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Ubuntu operating system must generate audit records for successful/unsuccessful uses of the chsh command.Without generating audit records that are specific to the security and mission needs of the organization, it would be difficult to establish, correlat...
V-238280
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Ubuntu operating system must generate audit records for successful/unsuccessful uses of the newgrp command.Without generating audit records that are specific to the security and mission needs of the organization, it would be difficult to establish, correlat...
V-238281
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Ubuntu operating system must generate audit records for successful/unsuccessful uses of the chcon command.Without generating audit records that are specific to the security and mission needs of the organization, it would be difficult to establish, correlat...
V-238282
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Ubuntu operating system must generate audit records for successful/unsuccessful uses of the apparmor_parser command.Without generating audit records that are specific to the security and mission needs of the organization, it would be difficult to establish, correlat...
V-238283
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Ubuntu operating system must generate audit records for successful/unsuccessful uses of the setfacl command.Without generating audit records that are specific to the security and mission needs of the organization, it would be difficult to establish, correlat...
V-238284
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Ubuntu operating system must generate audit records for successful/unsuccessful uses of the chacl command.Without generating audit records that are specific to the security and mission needs of the organization, it would be difficult to establish, correlat...
V-238285
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Ubuntu operating system must generate audit records for the use and modification of the tallylog file.Without generating audit records that are specific to the security and mission needs of the organization, it would be difficult to establish, correlat...
V-238286
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Ubuntu operating system must generate audit records for the use and modification of faillog file.Without generating audit records that are specific to the security and mission needs of the organization, it would be difficult to establish, correlat...
V-238287
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Ubuntu operating system must generate audit records for the use and modification of the lastlog file.Without generating audit records that are specific to the security and mission needs of the organization, it would be difficult to establish, correlat...
V-238288
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Ubuntu operating system must generate audit records for successful/unsuccessful uses of the passwd command.Without generating audit records that are specific to the security and mission needs of the organization, it would be difficult to establish, correlat...
V-238289
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Ubuntu operating system must generate audit records for successful/unsuccessful uses of the unix_update command.Without generating audit records that are specific to the security and mission needs of the organization, it would be difficult to establish, correlat...
V-238290
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Ubuntu operating system must generate audit records for successful/unsuccessful uses of the gpasswd command.Without generating audit records that are specific to the security and mission needs of the organization, it would be difficult to establish, correlat...
V-238291
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Ubuntu operating system must generate audit records for successful/unsuccessful uses of the chage command.Without generating audit records that are specific to the security and mission needs of the organization, it would be difficult to establish, correlat...
V-238292
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Ubuntu operating system must generate audit records for successful/unsuccessful uses of the usermod command.Without generating audit records that are specific to the security and mission needs of the organization, it would be difficult to establish, correlat...
V-238293
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Ubuntu operating system must generate audit records for successful/unsuccessful uses of the crontab command.Without generating audit records that are specific to the security and mission needs of the organization, it would be difficult to establish, correlat...
V-238294
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Ubuntu operating system must generate audit records for successful/unsuccessful uses of the pam_timestamp_check command.Without generating audit records that are specific to the security and mission needs of the organization, it would be difficult to establish, correlat...
V-238295
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Ubuntu operating system must generate audit records for successful/unsuccessful uses of the init_module and finit_module syscalls.Without generating audit records that are specific to the security and mission needs of the organization, it would be difficult to establish, correlat...
V-238297
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Ubuntu operating system must generate audit records for successful/unsuccessful uses of the delete_module syscall.Without generating audit records that are specific to the security and mission needs of the organization, it would be difficult to establish, correlat...
V-238298
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Ubuntu operating system must produce audit records and reports containing information to establish when, where, what type, the source, and the outcome for all DoD-defined auditable events and actions in near real time.Without establishing the when, where, type, source, and outcome of events that occurred, it would be difficult to establish, correlate, and investigat...
V-238299
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Ubuntu operating system must initiate session audits at system start-up.If auditing is enabled late in the start-up process, the actions of some start-up processes may not be audited. Some audit systems also maintain state...
V-238300
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Ubuntu operating system must configure audit tools with a mode of 0755 or less permissive.Protecting audit information also includes identifying and protecting the tools used to view and manipulate log data. Therefore, protecting audit tool...
V-238301
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Ubuntu operating system must configure audit tools to be owned by root.Protecting audit information also includes identifying and protecting the tools used to view and manipulate log data. Therefore, protecting audit tool...
V-238302
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Ubuntu operating system must configure the audit tools to be group-owned by root.Protecting audit information also includes identifying and protecting the tools used to view and manipulate log data. Therefore, protecting audit tool...
V-238303
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Ubuntu operating system must use cryptographic mechanisms to protect the integrity of audit tools.Protecting the integrity of the tools used for auditing purposes is a critical step toward ensuring the integrity of audit information. Audit informat...
V-238304
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Ubuntu operating system must prevent all software from executing at higher privilege levels than users executing the software and the audit system must be configured to audit the execution of privileged functions.In certain situations, software applications/programs need to execute with elevated privileges to perform required functions. However, if the privileg...
V-238309
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Ubuntu operating system must generate audit records for privileged activities, nonlocal maintenance, diagnostic sessions and other system-level access.If events associated with nonlocal administrative access or diagnostic sessions are not logged, a major tool for assessing and investigating attacks w...
V-238310
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Ubuntu operating system must generate audit records for any successful/unsuccessful use of unlink, unlinkat, rename, renameat, and rmdir system calls.Without generating audit records that are specific to the security and mission needs of the organization, it would be difficult to establish, correlat...
V-238315
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Ubuntu operating system must generate audit records for the /var/log/wtmp file.Without generating audit records that are specific to the security and mission needs of the organization, it would be difficult to establish, correlat...
V-238316
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Ubuntu operating system must generate audit records for the /var/run/utmp file.Without generating audit records specific to the security and mission needs of the organization, it would be difficult to establish, correlate, and in...
V-238317
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Ubuntu operating system must generate audit records for the /var/log/btmp file.Without generating audit records that are specific to the security and mission needs of the organization, it would be difficult to establish, correlat...
V-238318
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Ubuntu operating system must generate audit records when successful/unsuccessful attempts to use modprobe command.Without generating audit records that are specific to the security and mission needs of the organization, it would be difficult to establish, correlat...
V-238319
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Ubuntu operating system must generate audit records when successful/unsuccessful attempts to use the kmod command.Without generating audit records that are specific to the security and mission needs of the organization, it would be difficult to establish, correlat...
V-238320
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Ubuntu operating system must generate audit records when successful/unsuccessful attempts to use the fdisk command.Without generating audit records that are specific to the security and mission needs of the organization, it would be difficult to establish, correlat...
V-238324
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Ubuntu operating system must monitor remote access methods.Remote access services, such as those providing remote access to network devices and information systems, which lack automated monitoring capabilities...
V-238325
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Ubuntu operating system must encrypt all stored passwords with a FIPS 140-2 approved cryptographic hashing algorithm.Passwords need to be protected at all times, and encryption is the standard method for protecting passwords. If passwords are not encrypted, they can ...
V-238328
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Ubuntu operating system must be configured to prohibit or restrict the use of functions, ports, protocols, and/or services, as defined in the PPSM CAL and vulnerability assessments.In order to prevent unauthorized connection of devices, unauthorized transfer of information, or unauthorized tunneling (i.e., embedding of data types...
V-238329
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Ubuntu operating system must prevent direct login into the root account.To assure individual accountability and prevent unauthorized access, organizational users must be individually identified and authenticated. A grou...
V-238330
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Ubuntu operating system must disable account identifiers (individuals, groups, roles, and devices) after 35 days of inactivity.Inactive identifiers pose a risk to systems and applications because attackers may exploit an inactive identifier and potentially obtain undetected ac...
V-238332
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Ubuntu operating system must set a sticky bit on all public directories to prevent unauthorized and unintended information transferred via shared system resources.Preventing unauthorized information transfers mitigates the risk of information, including encrypted representations of information, produced by the a...
V-238333
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Ubuntu operating system must be configured to use TCP syncookies.DoS is a condition when a resource is not available for legitimate users. When this occurs, the organization either cannot accomplish its mission or m...
V-238334
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Ubuntu operating system must disable kernel core dumps so that it can fail to a secure state if system initialization fails, shutdown fails or aborts fail.Kernel core dumps may contain the full contents of system memory at the time of the crash. Kernel core dumps may consume a considerable amount of disk...
V-238335
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Ubuntu operating systems handling data requiring "data at rest" protections must employ cryptographic mechanisms to prevent unauthorized disclosure and modification of the information at rest.Information at rest refers to the state of information when it is located on a secondary storage device (e.g., disk drive and tape drive, when used fo...
V-238337
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Ubuntu operating system must generate error messages that provide information necessary for corrective actions without revealing information that could be exploited by adversaries.Any operating system providing too much information in error messages risks compromising the data and security of the structure, and content of error ...
V-238338
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Ubuntu operating system must configure the /var/log directory to be group-owned by syslog.Only authorized personnel should be aware of errors and the details of the errors. Error messages are an indicator of an organization's operational st...
V-238339
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Ubuntu operating system must configure the /var/log directory to be owned by root.Only authorized personnel should be aware of errors and the details of the errors. Error messages are an indicator of an organization's operational st...
V-238340
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Ubuntu operating system must configure the /var/log directory to have mode "0755" or less permissive.Only authorized personnel should be aware of errors and the details of the errors. Error messages are an indicator of an organization's operational st...
V-238341
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Ubuntu operating system must configure the /var/log/syslog file to be group-owned by adm.Only authorized personnel should be aware of errors and the details of the errors. Error messages are an indicator of an organization's operational st...
V-238342
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Ubuntu operating system must configure /var/log/syslog file to be owned by syslog.Only authorized personnel should be aware of errors and the details of the errors. Error messages are an indicator of an organization's operational st...
V-238343
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Ubuntu operating system must configure /var/log/syslog file with mode 0640 or less permissive.Only authorized personnel should be aware of errors and the details of the errors. Error messages are an indicator of an organization's operational st...
V-238344
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Ubuntu operating system must have directories that contain system commands set to a mode of 0755 or less permissive.Protecting audit information also includes identifying and protecting the tools used to view and manipulate log data. Therefore, protecting audit tool...
V-238345
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Ubuntu operating system must have directories that contain system commands owned by root.Protecting audit information also includes identifying and protecting the tools used to view and manipulate log data. Therefore, protecting audit tool...
V-238346
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Ubuntu operating system must have directories that contain system commands group-owned by root.Protecting audit information also includes identifying and protecting the tools used to view and manipulate log data. Therefore, protecting audit tool...
V-238347
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Ubuntu operating system library files must have mode 0755 or less permissive.If the operating system were to allow any user to make changes to software libraries, then those changes might be implemented without undergoing the a...
V-238348
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Ubuntu operating system library directories must have mode 0755 or less permissive.If the operating system were to allow any user to make changes to software libraries, then those changes might be implemented without undergoing the a...
V-238349
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Ubuntu operating system library files must be owned by root.If the operating system were to allow any user to make changes to software libraries, then those changes might be implemented without undergoing the a...
V-238350
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Ubuntu operating system library directories must be owned by root.If the operating system were to allow any user to make changes to software libraries, then those changes might be implemented without undergoing the a...
V-238351
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Ubuntu operating system library files must be group-owned by root or a system account.If the operating system were to allow any user to make changes to software libraries, then those changes might be implemented without undergoing the a...
V-238352
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Ubuntu operating system library directories must be group-owned by root.If the operating system were to allow any user to make changes to software libraries, then those changes might be implemented without undergoing the a...
V-238353
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Ubuntu operating system must be configured to preserve log records from failure events.Failure to a known state can address safety or security in accordance with the mission/business needs of the organization. Failure to a known secure s...
V-238354
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Ubuntu operating system must have an application firewall installed in order to control remote access methods.Remote access services, such as those providing remote access to network devices and information systems, which lack automated control capabilities, i...
V-238355
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Ubuntu operating system must enable and run the uncomplicated firewall(ufw).Remote access services, such as those providing remote access to network devices and information systems, which lack automated control capabilities, i...
V-238356
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Ubuntu operating system must, for networked systems, compare internal information system clocks at least every 24 hours with a server which is synchronized to one of the redundant United States Naval Observatory (USNO) time servers, or a time server designated for the appropriate DoD network (NIPRNet/SIPRNet), and/or the Global Positioning System (GPS).Inaccurate time stamps make it more difficult to correlate events and can lead to an inaccurate analysis. Determining the correct time a particular ev...
V-238359
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Ubuntu operating system's Advance Package Tool (APT) must be configured to prevent the installation of patches, service packs, device drivers, or Ubuntu operating system components without verification they have been digitally signed using a certificate that is recognized and approved by the organization.Changes to any software components can have significant effects on the overall security of the operating system. This requirement ensures the software...
V-238360
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Ubuntu operating system must be configured to use AppArmor.Control of program execution is a mechanism used to prevent execution of unauthorized programs. Some operating systems may provide a capability that r...
V-238364
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Ubuntu operating system must use DoD PKI-established certificate authorities for verification of the establishment of protected sessions.Untrusted Certificate Authorities (CA) can issue certificates, but they may be issued by organizations or individuals that seek to compromise DoD syst...
V-238367
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Ubuntu operating system must configure the uncomplicated firewall to rate-limit impacted network interfaces.Denial of service (DoS) is a condition when a resource is not available for legitimate users. When this occurs, the organization either cannot accompl...
V-238368
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Ubuntu operating system must implement nonexecutable data to protect its memory from unauthorized code execution.Some adversaries launch attacks with the intent of executing code in nonexecutable regions of memory or in memory locations that are prohibited. Secur...
V-238369
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Ubuntu operating system must implement address space layout randomization to protect its memory from unauthorized code execution.Some adversaries launch attacks with the intent of executing code in non-executable regions of memory or in memory locations that are prohibited. Secu...
V-238370
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Ubuntu operating system must be configured so that Advance Package Tool (APT) removes all software components after updated versions have been installed.Previous versions of software components that are not removed from the information system after updates have been installed may be exploited by advers...
V-238371
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Ubuntu operating system must use a file integrity tool to verify correct operation of all security functions.Without verification of the security functions, security functions may not operate correctly and the failure may go unnoticed. Security function is de...
V-238372
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Ubuntu operating system must notify designated personnel if baseline configurations are changed in an unauthorized manner. The file integrity tool must notify the System Administrator when changes to the baseline configuration or anomalies in the operation of any security functions are discovered.Unauthorized changes to the baseline configuration could make the system vulnerable to various attacks or allow unauthorized access to the Ubuntu oper...
V-238374
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Ubuntu operating system must have an application firewall enabled.Firewalls protect computers from network attacks by blocking or limiting access to open network ports. Application firewalls limit which applications ...
V-238376
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Ubuntu operating system must have system commands set to a mode of 0755 or less permissive.If the Ubuntu operating system were to allow any user to make changes to software libraries, then those changes might be implemented without undergoin...
V-238377
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Ubuntu operating system must have system commands owned by root or a system account.If the Ubuntu operating system were to allow any user to make changes to software libraries, then those changes might be implemented without undergoin...
V-238378
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Ubuntu operating system must have system commands group-owned by root or a system account.If the Ubuntu operating system were to allow any user to make changes to software libraries, then those changes might be implemented without undergoin...
V-251505
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Ubuntu operating system must disable automatic mounting of Universal Serial Bus (USB) mass storage driver.Without authenticating devices, unidentified or unknown devices may be introduced, thereby facilitating malicious activity. Peripherals include, but ...
V-252704
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Ubuntu operating system must disable all wireless network adapters.Without protection of communications with wireless peripherals, confidentiality and integrity may be compromised because unprotected communications ca...
V-255912
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Ubuntu operating system SSH server must be configured to use only FIPS-validated key exchange algorithms.Without cryptographic integrity protections provided by FIPS-validated cryptographic algorithms, information can be viewed and altered by unauthorized...
V-274852
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS must audit any script or executable called by cron as root or by any privileged user.Any script or executable called by cron as root or by any privileged user must be owned by that user, must have the permissions 755 or more restrictiv...
V-274853
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS must have the "SSSD" package installed.Without the use of multifactor authentication, the ease of access to privileged functions is greatly increased. Multifactor authentication requires...
V-274854
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS must use the "SSSD" package for multifactor authentication services.Without the use of multifactor authentication, the ease of access to privileged functions is greatly increased. Multifactor authentication requires...
V-274855
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS must ensure SSSD performs certificate path validation, including revocation checking, against a trusted anchor for PKI-based authentication.Without path validation, an informed trust decision by the relying party cannot be made when presented with any certificate not already explicitly tru...
V-274858
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS must restrict privilege elevation to authorized personnel.If the "sudoers" file is not configured correctly, any user defined on the system can initiate privileged actions on the target system....
V-274859
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS must require users to provide a password for privilege escalation.Without reauthentication, users may access resources or perform tasks for which they do not have authorization. When operating systems provide the ca...
V-238202
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Ubuntu operating system must enforce 24 hours/1 day as the minimum password lifetime. Passwords for new users must have a 24 hours/1 day minimum password lifetime restriction.Enforcing a minimum password lifetime helps to prevent repeated password changes to defeat the password reuse or history enforcement requirement. If u...
V-238203
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Ubuntu operating system must enforce a 60-day maximum password lifetime restriction. Passwords for new users must have a 60-day maximum password lifetime restriction.Any password, no matter how complex, can eventually be cracked. Therefore, passwords need to be changed periodically. If the operating system does not...
V-238221
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Ubuntu operating system must enforce password complexity by requiring that at least one upper-case character be used.Use of a complex password helps to increase the time and resources required to compromise the password. Password complexity, or strength, is a measure...
V-238222
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Ubuntu operating system must enforce password complexity by requiring that at least one lower-case character be used.Use of a complex password helps to increase the time and resources required to compromise the password. Password complexity, or strength, is a measure...
V-238223
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Ubuntu operating system must enforce password complexity by requiring that at least one numeric character be used.Use of a complex password helps to increase the time and resources required to compromise the password. Password complexity, or strength, is a measure...
V-238224
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Ubuntu operating system must require the change of at least 8 characters when passwords are changed.If the operating system allows the user to consecutively reuse extensive portions of passwords, this increases the chances of password compromise by i...
V-238226
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Ubuntu operating system must enforce password complexity by requiring that at least one special character be used.Use of a complex password helps to increase the time and resources required to compromise the password. Password complexity or strength is a measure o...
V-238234
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Ubuntu operating system must prohibit password reuse for a minimum of five generations.Password complexity, or strength, is a measure of the effectiveness of a password in resisting attempts at guessing and brute-force attacks. If the in...
V-238235
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Ubuntu operating system must automatically lock an account until the locked account is released by an administrator when three unsuccessful logon attempts have been made.By limiting the number of failed logon attempts, the risk of unauthorized system access via user password guessing, otherwise known as brute-forcing, ...
V-238237
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Ubuntu operating system must enforce a delay of at least 4 seconds between logon prompts following a failed logon attempt.Limiting the number of logon attempts over a certain time interval reduces the chances that an unauthorized user may gain access to an account....
V-238305
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Ubuntu operating system must allocate audit record storage capacity to store at least one weeks' worth of audit records, when audit records are not immediately sent to a central audit record storage facility.In order to ensure operating systems have a sufficient storage capacity in which to write the audit logs, operating systems need to be able to allocat...
V-238306
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Ubuntu operating system audit event multiplexor must be configured to off-load audit logs onto a different system or storage media from the system being audited.Information stored in one location is vulnerable to accidental or incidental deletion or alteration. Off-loading is a common process in information...
V-238307
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Ubuntu operating system must immediately notify the SA and ISSO (at a minimum) when allocated audit record storage volume reaches 75% of the repository maximum audit record storage capacity.If security personnel are not notified immediately when storage volume reaches 75% utilization, they are unable to plan for audit record storage capac...
V-238308
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Ubuntu operating system must record time stamps for audit records that can be mapped to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) or Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).If time stamps are not consistently applied and there is no common time reference, it is difficult to perform forensic analysis. Time stamps genera...
V-238321
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Ubuntu operating system must have a crontab script running weekly to offload audit events of standalone systems.Information stored in one location is vulnerable to accidental or incidental deletion or alteration. Offloading is a common process in information ...
V-238323
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Ubuntu operating system must limit the number of concurrent sessions to ten for all accounts and/or account types.The Ubuntu operating system management includes the ability to control the number of users and user sessions that utilize an operating system. Limitin...
V-238331
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Ubuntu operating system must automatically expire temporary accounts within 72 hours.Temporary accounts are privileged or nonprivileged accounts that are established during pressing circumstances, such as new software or hardware confi...
V-238357
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Ubuntu operating system must synchronize internal information system clocks to the authoritative time source when the time difference is greater than one second.Inaccurate time stamps make it more difficult to correlate events and can lead to an inaccurate analysis. Determining the correct time a particular ev...
V-238362
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Ubuntu operating system must be configured such that Pluggable Authentication Module (PAM) prohibits the use of cached authentications after one day.If cached authentication information is out-of-date, the validity of the authentication information may be questionable....
V-238373
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Ubuntu operating system must display the date and time of the last successful account logon upon logon.Configuration settings are the set of parameters that can be changed in hardware, software, or firmware components of the system that affect the secur...
V-255913
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Ubuntu operating system must restrict access to the kernel message buffer.Restricting access to the kernel message buffer limits access only to root. This prevents attackers from gaining additional system information as a no...
V-274856
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS must be configured such that Pluggable Authentication Module (PAM) prohibits the use of cached authentications after one day.If cached authentication information is out of date, the validity of the authentication information may be questionable....
V-238201
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Ubuntu operating system must map the authenticated identity to the user or group account for PKI-based authentication.Without mapping the certificate used to authenticate to the user account, the ability to determine the identity of the individual user or group will n...
V-238204
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Ubuntu operating systems when booted must require authentication upon booting into single-user and maintenance modes.To mitigate the risk of unauthorized access to sensitive information by entities that have been issued certificates by DoD-approved PKIs, all DoD syst...
V-238206
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Ubuntu operating system must ensure only users who need access to security functions are part of sudo group.An isolation boundary provides access control and protects the integrity of the hardware, software, and firmware that perform security functions. S...
V-238215
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Ubuntu operating system must use SSH to protect the confidentiality and integrity of transmitted information.Without protection of the transmitted information, confidentiality and integrity may be compromised because unprotected communications can be intercep...
V-238218
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Ubuntu operating system must not allow unattended or automatic login via SSH.Failure to restrict system access to authenticated users negatively impacts Ubuntu operating system security....
V-238219
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Ubuntu operating system must be configured so that remote X connections are disabled, unless to fulfill documented and validated mission requirements.The security risk of using X11 forwarding is that the client's X11 display server may be exposed to attack when the SSH client requests forwarding. A ...
V-238326
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Ubuntu operating system must not have the telnet package installed.Passwords need to be protected at all times, and encryption is the standard method for protecting passwords. If passwords are not encrypted, they can ...
V-238327
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Ubuntu operating system must not have the rsh-server package installed.It is detrimental for operating systems to provide, or install by default, functionality exceeding requirements or mission objectives. These unnecessa...
V-238363
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Ubuntu operating system must implement NIST FIPS-validated cryptography to protect classified information and for the following: To provision digital signatures, to generate cryptographic hashes, and to protect unclassified information requiring confidentiality and cryptographic protection in accordance with applicable federal laws, Executive Orders, directives, policies, regulations, and standards.Use of weak or untested encryption algorithms undermines the purposes of utilizing encryption to protect data. The operating system must implement cry...
V-238379
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Ubuntu operating system must disable the x86 Ctrl-Alt-Delete key sequence if a graphical user interface is installed.A locally logged-on user who presses Ctrl-Alt-Delete, when at the console, can reboot the system. If accidentally pressed, as could happen in the case...
V-238380
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Ubuntu operating system must disable the x86 Ctrl-Alt-Delete key sequence.A locally logged-on user who presses Ctrl-Alt-Delete, when at the console, can reboot the system. If accidentally pressed, as could happen in the case...
V-251503
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Ubuntu operating system must not have accounts configured with blank or null passwords.If an account has an empty password, anyone could log on and run commands with the privileges of that account. Accounts with empty passwords should ne...
V-251504
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
The Ubuntu operating system must not allow accounts configured with blank or null passwords.If an account has an empty password, anyone could log on and run commands with the privileges of that account. Accounts with empty passwords should ne...
V-274857
LOWMEDIUMHIGH
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS must map the authenticated identity to the user or group account for PKI-based authentication.Without mapping the certificate used to authenticate to the user account, the ability to determine the identity of the individual user or group will n...