Ubuntu 22.04 LTS must have directories that contain system commands owned by "root".
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-260493 | UBTU-22-232040 | SV-260493r991559_rule | CCI-001495 | medium |
| Description | ||||
| Protecting audit information also includes identifying and protecting the tools used to view and manipulate log data. Therefore, protecting audit tools is necessary to prevent unauthorized operation on audit information. Operating systems providing tools to interface with audit information will leverage user permissions and roles identifying the user accessing the tools and the corresponding rights the user has in order to make access decisions regarding the deletion of audit tools. Audit tools include, but are not limited to, vendor-provided and open source audit tools needed to successfully view and manipulate audit information system activity and records. Audit tools include custom queries and report generators. | ||||
| STIG | Date | |||
| Canonical Ubuntu 22.04 LTS Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2025-05-16 | |||
Related Frameworks
3 paths across 3 frameworks
Related Frameworks
NIST 800-531 mapping
AU-9
1.00
- DISA · 2 · disa_xccdf · related
- DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
NIST 800-1711 mapping
3.3.8
1.00
- DISA · 2 · disa_xccdf · related
- DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
- NIST · Rev 2 (Feb 2020, errata Jan 2021) · nist_800_171_app_d · equivalent
CCI1 mapping
CCI-001495
1.00
- DISA · 2 · disa_xccdf · related
Details
Check Text (C-260493r991559_chk)
Verify the system commands directories are owned by "root" by using the following command:
$ sudo find /bin /sbin /usr/bin /usr/sbin /usr/local/bin /usr/local/sbin ! -user root -type d -exec stat -c "%n %U" '{}' \;
If any system commands directories are returned, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-64130r953291_fix)
Configure Ubuntu 22.04 LTS commands directories to be protected from unauthorized access. Run the following command:
$ sudo find /bin /sbin /usr/bin /usr/sbin /usr/local/bin /usr/local/sbin ! -user root -type d -exec chown root '{}' \;