Ubuntu 24.04 LTS must have a crontab script running weekly to offload audit events of standalone systems.
Severity | Group ID | Group Title | Version | Rule ID | Date | STIG Version |
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| low | V-270817 | SRG-OS-000479-GPOS-00224 | UBTU-24-900950 | SV-270817r1066940_rule | 2025-02-18 | 1 |
| Description |
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| Information stored in one location is vulnerable to accidental or incidental deletion or alteration. Offloading is a common process in information systems with limited audit storage capacity. |
| ℹ️ Check |
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| Note: If this is an interconnected system, this is not applicable. Verify there is a script that offloads audit data and that script runs weekly with the following command: $ ls /etc/cron.weekly audit-offload Check if the script inside the file offloads audit logs to external media. If the script file does not exist or does not offload audit logs, this is a finding. |
| ✔️ Fix |
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| Create a script that offloads audit logs to external media and runs weekly. The script must be located in the "/etc/cron.weekly" directory. |