Ubuntu 22.04 LTS must generate audit records for successful/unsuccessful uses of the passwd command.

An XCCDF Rule

Description

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ID: SV-260618r958446_rule
Severity: Medium
References: CCI-000172
Updated: 17 days ago

Configure the audit system to generate an audit event for any successful/unsuccessful uses of the "passwd" command.   
  
Add or modify the following line in the "/etc/audit/rules.d/stig.rules" file:  
  
-a always,exit -F path=/usr/bin/passwd -F perm=x -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -k privileged-passwd  
    To reload the rules file, issue the following command:  
  
     $ sudo augenrules --load 
 
Note: The "-k <keyname>" at the end of the line gives the rule a unique meaning to help during an audit investigation. The <keyname> does not need to match the example above.

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS must generate audit records for successful/unsuccessful uses of the passwd command.

Description

Remediation - Manual Procedure