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Canonical Ubuntu 22.04 LTS Security Technical Implementation Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • Ubuntu 22.04 LTS must have the "libpam-pwquality" package installed.

    <VulnDiscussion>Use of a complex password helps to increase the time and resources required to compromise the password. Password complexity, ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • Ubuntu 22.04 LTS must have the "chrony" package installed.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Inaccurate time stamps make it more difficult to correlate events and can lead to an inaccurate analysis. Determining the cor...
    Rule Low Severity
  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • Ubuntu 22.04 LTS must not have the "systemd-timesyncd" package installed.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Inaccurate time stamps make it more difficult to correlate events and can lead to an inaccurate analysis. Determining the cor...
    Rule Low Severity
  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • Ubuntu 22.04 LTS must not have the "ntp" package installed.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Inaccurate time stamps make it more difficult to correlate events and can lead to an inaccurate analysis. Determining the cor...
    Rule Low Severity
  • SRG-OS-000095-GPOS-00049

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • Ubuntu 22.04 LTS must not have the "rsh-server" package installed.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;It is detrimental for operating systems to provide, or install by default, functionality exceeding requirements or mission ob...
    Rule High Severity
  • SRG-OS-000074-GPOS-00042

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • Ubuntu 22.04 LTS must not have the "telnet" package installed.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;It is detrimental for operating systems to provide, or install by default, functionality exceeding requirements or mission ob...
    Rule High Severity
  • SRG-OS-000185-GPOS-00079

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • Ubuntu 22.04 LTS must implement cryptographic mechanisms to prevent unauthorized disclosure and modification of all information that requires protection at rest.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Operating systems handling data requiring "data at rest" protections must employ cryptographic mechanisms to prevent unauthor...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000258-GPOS-00099

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • Ubuntu 22.04 LTS must have directories that contain system commands set to a mode of "755" or less permissive.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Protecting audit information also includes identifying and protecting the tools used to view and manipulate log data. Therefo...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000259-GPOS-00100

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • Ubuntu 22.04 LTS must have system commands set to a mode of "755" or less permissive.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;If Ubuntu 22.04 LTS were to allow any user to make changes to software libraries, then those changes might be implemented wit...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000259-GPOS-00100

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • Ubuntu 22.04 LTS library files must have mode "755" or less permissive.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;If the operating system were to allow any user to make changes to software libraries, then those changes might be implemented...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000206-GPOS-00084

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group

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