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Ubuntu OS must be configured so that the "journalctl" command is not accessible by unauthorized users.

Overview

Finding IDVersionRule IDIA ControlsSeverity
V-275606RIIM-OS-232140SV-275606r1147868_ruleCCI-001312medium
Description
Any operating system providing too much information in error messages risks compromising the data and security of the structure, and content of error messages needs to be carefully considered by the organization. Organizations carefully consider the structure/content of error messages. The extent to which information systems are able to identify and handle error conditions is guided by organizational policy and operational requirements. Information that could be exploited by adversaries includes, for example, erroneous logon attempts with passwords entered in error as the username, mission/business information that can be derived from (if not stated explicitly by) information recorded, and personal information, such as account numbers, social security numbers, and credit card numbers.
STIGDate
Riverbed NetIM OS Security Technical Implementation Guide2025-10-02

Related Frameworks

1 mapping across 3 frameworks
SCF0 mappings

No source states a mapping between these directly.

Also reachable in 3 hops (1) derived by us, not asserted by any source

Each of these is a route we composed by chaining published mappings. No publisher states a relationship between the two endpoints.

TDA-19Error Handling
1.00
NIST 800-530 mappings

No source states a mapping between these directly.

Also reachable in 2 hops (19) derived by us, not asserted by any source

Each of these is a route we composed by chaining published mappings. No publisher states a relationship between the two endpoints.

AC-17(1)Monitoring and Control
1.00
AC-6(9)Log Use of Privileged Functions
1.00
AU-10Non-repudiation
1.00
AU-12Audit Record Generation
1.00
AU-14(1)System Start-up
1.00
AU-3Content of Audit Records
1.00
AU-3(1)Additional Audit Information
1.00
AU-9Protection of Audit Information
1.00
CM-3(5)Automated Security Response
1.00
CM-5(1)Automated Access Enforcement and Audit Records
1.00

+9 more (top 10 by confidence shown)

CCI1 mapping
CCI-001312
1.00

Details

Check Text (C-275606r1147868_chk)

Verify that the "journalctl" command has a permission set of "740" by using the following command: $ sudo find /usr/bin/journalctl -exec stat -c "%n %a" {} \; /usr/bin/journalctl 740 If "journalctl" is not set to "740", this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-79613r1147867_fix)

Configure "journalctl" to have a permission set of "740": $ sudo chmod 740 /usr/bin/journalctl