Ubuntu 22.04 LTS must generate audit records for successful/unsuccessful uses of the sudo command.

Severity	Group ID	Group Title	Version	Rule ID	Date	STIG Version
medium	V-260623	SRG-OS-000064-GPOS-00033	UBTU-22-654105	SV-260623r958446_rule	2025-03-03	2

Description
Without generating audit records that are specific to the security and mission needs of the organization, it would be difficult to establish, correlate, and investigate the events relating to an incident or identify those responsible for one. Audit records can be generated from various components within the information system (e.g., module or policy filter).

ℹ️ Check
Verify that an audit event is generated for any successful/unsuccessful use of the "sudo" command by using the following command: $ sudo auditctl -l \| grep /usr/bin/sudo -a always,exit -S all -F path=/usr/bin/sudo -F perm=x -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=-1 -F key=priv_cmd If the command does not return a line that matches the example or the line is commented out, this is a finding. Note: The "key=" value is arbitrary and can be different from the example output above.

ℹ️ Check

Verify that an audit event is generated for any successful/unsuccessful use of the "sudo" command by using the following command: $ sudo auditctl -l | grep /usr/bin/sudo -a always,exit -S all -F path=/usr/bin/sudo -F perm=x -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=-1 -F key=priv_cmd If the command does not return a line that matches the example or the line is commented out, this is a finding. Note: The "key=" value is arbitrary and can be different from the example output above.

✔️ Fix
Configure the audit system to generate an audit event for any successful/unsuccessful use of the "sudo" command. Add or modify the following line in the "/etc/audit/rules.d/stig.rules" file: -a always,exit -F path=/usr/bin/sudo -F perm=x -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -k priv_cmd To reload the rules file, issue the following command: $ sudo augenrules --load Note: The "-k <keyname>" at the end of the line gives the rule a unique meaning to help during an audit investigation. The <keyname> does not need to match the example above.

✔️ Fix

Configure the audit system to generate an audit event for any successful/unsuccessful use of the "sudo" command. Add or modify the following line in the "/etc/audit/rules.d/stig.rules" file: -a always,exit -F path=/usr/bin/sudo -F perm=x -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -k priv_cmd To reload the rules file, issue the following command: $ sudo augenrules --load Note: The "-k <keyname>" at the end of the line gives the rule a unique meaning to help during an audit investigation. The <keyname> does not need to match the example above.