Ubuntu 24.04 LTS must immediately notify the system administrator (SA) and information system security officer (ISSO) (at a minimum) when allocated audit record storage volume reaches 75 percent of the repository maximum audit record storage capacity.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-270818 | UBTU-24-900960 | SV-270818r1066943_rule | CCI-001855 | low |
| Description | ||||
| If security personnel are not notified immediately when storage volume reaches 75 percent utilization, they are unable to plan for audit record storage capacity expansion. | ||||
| STIG | Date | |||
| Canonical Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2025-05-16 | |||
Details
Check Text (C-270818r1066943_chk)
Verify Ubuntu 24.04 LTS notifies the SA and ISSO (at a minimum) when allocated audit record storage volume reaches 75 percent of the repository maximum audit record storage capacity with the following command:
Note: If the space_left_action is set to "email", an email package must be available.
$ sudo grep ^space_left_action /etc/audit/auditd.conf
space_left_action email
$ sudo grep ^space_left /etc/audit/auditd.conf
space_left 250000
If the "space_left" parameter is set to "syslog", is missing, set to blanks, or set to a value less than 25 percent of the space free in the allocated audit record storage, this is a finding.
If the "space_left_action" parameter is missing or set to blanks, this is a finding.
If the "space_left_action" is set to "email", check the value of the "action_mail_acct" parameter with the following command:
$ sudo grep ^action_mail_acct /etc/audit/auditd.conf
action_mail_acct root@localhost
The "action_mail_acct" parameter, if missing, defaults to "root". If the "action_mail_acct parameter" is not set to the email address of the SA(s) and/or ISSO, this is a finding.
If the "space_left_action" is set to "exec", the system executes a designated script. If this script informs the SA of the event, this is not a finding.
Fix Text (F-74752r1066942_fix)
Edit "/etc/audit/auditd.conf" and set the "space_left_action" parameter to "exec" or "email".
If the "space_left_action" parameter is set to "email", set the "action_mail_acct" parameter to an email address for the SA and ISSO.
If the "space_left_action" parameter is set to "exec", ensure the command being executed notifies the SA and ISSO.
Edit "/etc/audit/auditd.conf" and set the "space_left" parameter to be at least 25 percent of the repository maximum audit record storage capacity.