Ubuntu 24.04 LTS must have the "SSSD" package installed.

Severity	Group ID	Group Title	Version	Rule ID	Date	STIG Version
medium	V-270662	SRG-OS-000705-GPOS-00150	UBTU-24-100650	SV-270662r1067156_rule	2025-02-18	1

Description
Without the use of multifactor authentication, the ease of access to privileged functions is greatly increased. Multifactor authentication requires using two or more factors to achieve authentication. Factors include: 1) Something a user knows (e.g., password/PIN); 2) Something a user has (e.g., cryptographic identification device, token); and 3) Something a user is (e.g., biometric). A privileged account is defined as an information system account with authorizations of a privileged user. Network access is defined as access to an information system by a user (or a process acting on behalf of a user) communicating through a network (e.g., local area network, wide area network, or the internet). The DOD common access card (CAC) with DOD-approved PKI is an example of multifactor authentication. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000705-GPOS-00150, SRG-OS-000105-GPOS-00052, SRG-OS-000106-GPOS-00053, SRG-OS-000107-GPOS-00054, SRG-OS-000108-GPOS-00055, SRG-OS-000375-GPOS-00160

Description

Without the use of multifactor authentication, the ease of access to privileged functions is greatly increased. Multifactor authentication requires using two or more factors to achieve authentication. Factors include: 1) Something a user knows (e.g., password/PIN); 2) Something a user has (e.g., cryptographic identification device, token); and 3) Something a user is (e.g., biometric). A privileged account is defined as an information system account with authorizations of a privileged user. Network access is defined as access to an information system by a user (or a process acting on behalf of a user) communicating through a network (e.g., local area network, wide area network, or the internet). The DOD common access card (CAC) with DOD-approved PKI is an example of multifactor authentication. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000705-GPOS-00150, SRG-OS-000105-GPOS-00052, SRG-OS-000106-GPOS-00053, SRG-OS-000107-GPOS-00054, SRG-OS-000108-GPOS-00055, SRG-OS-000375-GPOS-00160

ℹ️ Check
Verify Ubuntu 24.04 LTS has the packages required for multifactor authentication installed with the following command: $ dpkg -l \| grep sssd ii sssd 2.9.4-1.1ubuntu6.1 amd64 System Security Services Daemon -- metapackage ii sssd-ad 2.9.4-1.1ubuntu6.1 amd64 System Security Services Daemon -- Active Directory back end ii sssd-ad-common 2.9.4-1.1ubuntu6.1 amd64 System Security Services Daemon -- PAC responder ii sssd-common 2.9.4-1.1ubuntu6.1 amd64 System Security Services Daemon -- common files ii sssd-ipa 2.9.4-1.1ubuntu6.1 amd64 System Security Services Daemon -- IPA back end ii sssd-krb5 2.9.4-1.1ubuntu6.1 amd64 System Security Services Daemon -- Kerberos back end ii sssd-krb5-common 2.9.4-1.1ubuntu6.1 amd64 System Security Services Daemon -- Kerberos helpers ii sssd-ldap 2.9.4-1.1ubuntu6.1 amd64 System Security Services Daemon -- LDAP back end ii sssd-proxy 2.9.4-1.1ubuntu6.1 amd64 System Security Services Daemon -- proxy back end If the "sssd" package is not installed, this is a finding. The additional sssd components listed by the command may differ from configuration to configuration. Ensure that "libpam-sss" (the PAM integration module for SSSD) is installed with the following command: $ dpkg -l \| grep libpam-sss i libpam-sss:amd64 2.9.4-1.1ubuntu6.1 amd64 Pam module for the System Security Services Daemon Ensure that "libnss-sss" (the NSS module for retrieving user and group information) is installed with the following command: $ dpkg -l \| grep libnss-sss ii libnss-sss:amd64 2.9.4-1.1ubuntu6.1 amd64 Nss library for the System Security Services Daemon

ℹ️ Check

Verify Ubuntu 24.04 LTS has the packages required for multifactor authentication installed with the following command: $ dpkg -l | grep sssd ii sssd 2.9.4-1.1ubuntu6.1 amd64 System Security Services Daemon -- metapackage ii sssd-ad 2.9.4-1.1ubuntu6.1 amd64 System Security Services Daemon -- Active Directory back end ii sssd-ad-common 2.9.4-1.1ubuntu6.1 amd64 System Security Services Daemon -- PAC responder ii sssd-common 2.9.4-1.1ubuntu6.1 amd64 System Security Services Daemon -- common files ii sssd-ipa 2.9.4-1.1ubuntu6.1 amd64 System Security Services Daemon -- IPA back end ii sssd-krb5 2.9.4-1.1ubuntu6.1 amd64 System Security Services Daemon -- Kerberos back end ii sssd-krb5-common 2.9.4-1.1ubuntu6.1 amd64 System Security Services Daemon -- Kerberos helpers ii sssd-ldap 2.9.4-1.1ubuntu6.1 amd64 System Security Services Daemon -- LDAP back end ii sssd-proxy 2.9.4-1.1ubuntu6.1 amd64 System Security Services Daemon -- proxy back end If the "sssd" package is not installed, this is a finding. The additional sssd components listed by the command may differ from configuration to configuration. Ensure that "libpam-sss" (the PAM integration module for SSSD) is installed with the following command: $ dpkg -l | grep libpam-sss i libpam-sss:amd64 2.9.4-1.1ubuntu6.1 amd64 Pam module for the System Security Services Daemon Ensure that "libnss-sss" (the NSS module for retrieving user and group information) is installed with the following command: $ dpkg -l | grep libnss-sss ii libnss-sss:amd64 2.9.4-1.1ubuntu6.1 amd64 Nss library for the System Security Services Daemon

✔️ Fix
Install the sssd.service and the required pam packages with the following commands: $ sudo apt install -y sssd $ sudo apt install -y libpam-sss $ sudo apt install -y libnss-sss