Ubuntu 22.04 LTS must automatically exit interactive command shell user sessions after 15 minutes of inactivity.
Severity | Group ID | Group Title | Version | Rule ID | Date | STIG Version |
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medium | V-260554 | SRG-OS-000279-GPOS-00109 | UBTU-22-412030 | SV-260554r958636_rule | 2025-03-03 | 2 |
Description |
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Terminating an idle interactive command shell user session within a short time period reduces the window of opportunity for unauthorized personnel to take control of it when left unattended in a virtual terminal or physical console. |
ℹ️ Check |
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Verify Ubuntu 22.04 LTS is configured to automatically exit interactive command shell user sessions after 15 minutes of inactivity or less by using the following command: $ sudo grep -E "\bTMOUT=[0-9]+" /etc/bash.bashrc /etc/profile.d/* /etc/profile.d/99-terminal_tmout.sh:TMOUT=900 If "TMOUT" is not set to "900" or less, is set to "0", is commented out, or missing, this is a finding. |
✔️ Fix |
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Configure Ubuntu 22.04 LTS to exit interactive command shell user sessions after 15 minutes of inactivity. Create and/or append a custom file under "/etc/profile.d/" by using the following command: $ sudo su -c "echo TMOUT=900 >> /etc/profile.d/99-terminal_tmout.sh" This will set a timeout value of 15 minutes for all future sessions. To set the timeout for the current sessions, execute the following command over the terminal session: $ export TMOUT=900 |