Ubuntu 24.04 LTS must have a crontab script running weekly to offload audit events of standalone systems.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-270817 | UBTU-24-900950 | SV-270817r1066940_rule | CCI-001851 | low |
| Description | ||||
| Information stored in one location is vulnerable to accidental or incidental deletion or alteration. Offloading is a common process in information systems with limited audit storage capacity. | ||||
| STIG | Date | |||
| Canonical Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2025-05-16 | |||
Details
Check Text (C-270817r1066940_chk)
Note: If this is an interconnected system, this is not applicable.
Verify there is a script that offloads audit data and that script runs weekly with the following command:
$ ls /etc/cron.weekly
audit-offload
Check if the script inside the file offloads audit logs to external media.
If the script file does not exist or does not offload audit logs, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-74751r1066939_fix)
Create a script that offloads audit logs to external media and runs weekly.
The script must be located in the "/etc/cron.weekly" directory.