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Ubuntu 22.04 LTS must have a crontab script running weekly to offload audit events of standalone systems.

An XCCDF Rule

Description

<VulnDiscussion>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.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>

ID
SV-260587r959008_rule
Severity
Low
References
Updated



Remediation - Manual Procedure

Create a script that offloads audit logs to external media and runs weekly.  
  
The script must be located in the "/etc/cron.weekly" directory.