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Guide to the Secure Configuration of Ubuntu 16.04

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • Record Events that Modify the System's Discretionary Access Controls - umount

    At a minimum, the audit system should collect file system umount changes. If the <code>auditd</code> daemon is configured to use the <code>augenrules</code> program to read audit rules during daemo...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Record Events that Modify the System's Discretionary Access Controls - umount2

    At a minimum, the audit system should collect file system umount2 changes. If the <code>auditd</code> daemon is configured to use the <code>augenrules</code> program to read audit rules during daem...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Ensure auditd Collects File Deletion Events by User - rename

    At a minimum, the audit system should collect file deletion events for all users and root. If the <code>auditd</code> daemon is configured to use the <code>augenrules</code> program to read audit r...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Action for auditd to take when disk space just starts to run low

    The setting for space_left_action in /etc/audit/auditd.conf
    Value
  • Ensure auditd Collects File Deletion Events by User - unlink

    At a minimum, the audit system should collect file deletion events for all users and root. If the <code>auditd</code> daemon is configured to use the <code>augenrules</code> program to read audit r...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Ensure auditd Collects File Deletion Events by User - unlinkat

    At a minimum, the audit system should collect file deletion events for all users and root. If the <code>auditd</code> daemon is configured to use the <code>augenrules</code> program to read audit r...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Ensure auditd Collects Information on the Use of Privileged Commands - init

    At a minimum, the audit system should collect the execution of privileged commands for all users and root. If the <code>auditd</code> daemon is configured to use the <code>augenrules</code> program...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Ensure auditd Collects Information on the Use of Privileged Commands - reboot

    At a minimum, the audit system should collect the execution of privileged commands for all users and root. If the <code>auditd</code> daemon is configured to use the <code>augenrules</code> program...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Record attempts to alter time through adjtimex

    If the <code>auditd</code> daemon is configured to use the <code>augenrules</code> program to read audit rules during daemon startup (the default), add the following line to a file with suffix <cod...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Record Attempts to Alter Time Through clock_settime

    If the <code>auditd</code> daemon is configured to use the <code>augenrules</code> program to read audit rules during daemon startup (the default), add the following line to a file with suffix <cod...
    Rule Medium Severity

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