CIS Ubuntu 22.04 Level 2 Server Benchmark
Rules and Groups employed by this XCCDF Profile
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User Initialization Files Must Not Run World-Writable Programs
Set the mode on files being executed by the user initialization files with the following command:$ sudo chmod o-w FILE
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User Initialization Files Must Be Owned By the Primary User
Set the owner of the user initialization files for interactive users to the primary owner with the following command: <pre>$ sudo chown <i>USER</i>...Rule Medium Severity -
All Interactive Users Home Directories Must Exist
Create home directories to all local interactive users that currently do not have a home directory assigned. Use the following commands to create t...Rule Medium Severity -
All Interactive User Home Directories Must Be Group-Owned By The Primary Group
Change the group owner of interactive users home directory to the group found in <code>/etc/passwd</code>. To change the group owner of interactive...Rule Medium Severity -
All Interactive User Home Directories Must Be Owned By The Primary User
Change the owner of interactive users home directories to that correct owner. To change the owner of a interactive users home directory, use the fo...Rule Medium Severity -
All Interactive User Home Directories Must Have mode 0750 Or Less Permissive
Change the mode of interactive users home directories to <code>0750</code>. To change the mode of interactive users home directory, use the followi...Rule Medium Severity -
Ensure that No Dangerous Directories Exist in Root's Path
The active path of the root account can be obtained by starting a new root shell and running: <pre># echo $PATH</pre> This will produce a colon-sep...Group -
Ensure that Root's Path Does Not Include World or Group-Writable Directories
For each element in root's path, run:# ls -ld DIR
and ensure that write permissions are disabled for group and other.Rule Medium Severity -
Ensure that Root's Path Does Not Include Relative Paths or Null Directories
Ensure that none of the directories in root's path is equal to a single <code>.</code> character, or that it contains any instances that lead to re...Rule Unknown Severity -
Ensure that Users Have Sensible Umask Values
The umask setting controls the default permissions for the creation of new files. With a default <code>umask</code> setting of 077, files and direc...Group -
Ensure the Default Bash Umask is Set Correctly
To ensure the default umask for users of the Bash shell is set properly, add or correct the <code>umask</code> setting in <code>/etc/bashrc</code> ...Rule Medium Severity -
Ensure the Default Umask is Set Correctly in login.defs
To ensure the default umask controlled by <code>/etc/login.defs</code> is set properly, add or correct the <code>UMASK</code> setting in <code>/etc...Rule Medium Severity -
Ensure the Default Umask is Set Correctly in /etc/profile
To ensure the default umask controlled by <code>/etc/profile</code> is set properly, add or correct the <code>umask</code> setting in <code>/etc/pr...Rule Medium Severity -
Ensure the Default Umask is Set Correctly For Interactive Users
Remove theUMASKenvironment variable from all interactive users initialization files.Rule Medium Severity -
System Accounting with auditd
The audit service provides substantial capabilities for recording system activities. By default, the service audits about SELinux AVC denials and c...Group -
Ensure the audit Subsystem is Installed
The audit package should be installed.Rule Medium Severity -
Enable auditd Service
The <code>auditd</code> service is an essential userspace component of the Linux Auditing System, as it is responsible for writing audit records to...Rule Medium Severity -
Enable Auditing for Processes Which Start Prior to the Audit Daemon
To ensure all processes can be audited, even those which start prior to the audit daemon, add the argument <code>audit=1</code> to the default GRUB...Rule Low Severity -
Extend Audit Backlog Limit for the Audit Daemon
To improve the kernel capacity to queue all log events, even those which occurred prior to the audit daemon, add the argument <code>audit_backlog_l...Rule Low Severity -
Configure auditd Rules for Comprehensive Auditing
The <code>auditd</code> program can perform comprehensive monitoring of system activity. This section describes recommended configuration settings ...Group -
Make the auditd Configuration Immutable
If the <code>auditd</code> daemon is configured to use the <code>augenrules</code> program to read audit rules during daemon startup (the default),...Rule Medium Severity -
Record Events that Modify the System's Mandatory Access Controls
If the <code>auditd</code> daemon is configured to use the <code>augenrules</code> program to read audit rules during daemon startup (the default),...Rule Medium Severity -
Ensure auditd Collects Information on Exporting to Media (successful)
At a minimum, the audit system should collect media exportation events for all users and root. If the <code>auditd</code> daemon is configured to u...Rule Medium Severity -
Record Events that Modify the System's Network Environment
If the <code>auditd</code> daemon is configured to use the <code>augenrules</code> program to read audit rules during daemon startup (the default),...Rule Medium Severity -
Record Attempts to Alter Process and Session Initiation Information
The audit system already collects process information for all users and root. If the <code>auditd</code> daemon is configured to use the <code>auge...Rule Medium Severity -
Record Events When Privileged Executables Are Run
Verify the system generates an audit record when privileged functions are executed. If audit is using the "auditctl" tool to load the rules, run t...Rule Medium Severity -
Ensure auditd Collects System Administrator Actions
At a minimum, the audit system should collect administrator actions for all users and root. If the <code>auditd</code> daemon is configured to use ...Rule Medium Severity -
Record Events that Modify User/Group Information - /etc/group
If the <code>auditd</code> daemon is configured to use the <code>augenrules</code> program to read audit rules during daemon startup (the default),...Rule Medium Severity -
Record Events that Modify User/Group Information - /etc/gshadow
If the <code>auditd</code> daemon is configured to use the <code>augenrules</code> program to read audit rules during daemon startup (the default),...Rule Medium Severity -
Record Events that Modify User/Group Information - /etc/security/opasswd
If the <code>auditd</code> daemon is configured to use the <code>augenrules</code> program to read audit rules during daemon startup (the default),...Rule Medium Severity -
Record Events that Modify User/Group Information - /etc/passwd
If the <code>auditd</code> daemon is configured to use the <code>augenrules</code> program to read audit rules during daemon startup (the default),...Rule Medium Severity -
Record Events that Modify User/Group Information - /etc/shadow
If the <code>auditd</code> daemon is configured to use the <code>augenrules</code> program to read audit rules during daemon startup (the default),...Rule Medium Severity -
Record Attempts to perform maintenance activities
The Ubuntu 22.04 operating system must generate audit records for privileged activities, nonlocal maintenance, diagnostic sessions and other system...Rule Medium Severity -
System Audit Logs Must Have Mode 0750 or Less Permissive
If <code>log_group</code> in <code>/etc/audit/auditd.conf</code> is set to a group other than the <code>root</code> group account, change the mode...Rule Medium Severity -
System Audit Logs Must Be Group Owned By Root
All audit logs must be group owned by root user. The path for audit log can be configured via <code>log_file</code> parameter in <pre>/etc/audit/au...Rule Medium Severity -
Audit Configuration Files Must Be Owned By Group root
All audit configuration files must be owned by group root.chown :root /etc/audit/audit*.{rules,conf} /etc/audit/rules.d/*Rule Medium Severity -
Audit Configuration Files Must Be Owned By Root
All audit configuration files must be owned by root user. To properly set the owner of <code>/etc/audit/</code>, run the command: <pre>$ sudo chow...Rule Medium Severity -
System Audit Logs Must Be Owned By Root
All audit logs must be owned by root user. The path for audit log can be configured via <code>log_file</code> parameter in <pre>/etc/audit/auditd.c...Rule Medium Severity -
System Audit Logs Must Have Mode 0640 or Less Permissive
If <code>log_group</code> in <code>/etc/audit/auditd.conf</code> is set to a group other than the <code>root</code> group account, change the mode...Rule Medium Severity -
Record Events that Modify the System's Discretionary Access Controls
At a minimum, the audit system should collect file permission changes for all users and root. Note that the "-F arch=b32" lines should be present e...Group -
Record Events that Modify the System's Discretionary Access Controls - chmod
At a minimum, the audit system should collect file permission changes for all users and root. If the <code>auditd</code> daemon is configured to us...Rule Medium Severity -
Record Events that Modify the System's Discretionary Access Controls - chown
At a minimum, the audit system should collect file permission changes for all users and root. If the <code>auditd</code> daemon is configured to us...Rule Medium Severity -
Record Events that Modify the System's Discretionary Access Controls - fchmod
At a minimum, the audit system should collect file permission changes for all users and root. If the <code>auditd</code> daemon is configured to us...Rule Medium Severity -
Record Events that Modify the System's Discretionary Access Controls - fchmodat
At a minimum, the audit system should collect file permission changes for all users and root. If the <code>auditd</code> daemon is configured to us...Rule Medium Severity -
Record Events that Modify the System's Discretionary Access Controls - fchown
At a minimum, the audit system should collect file permission changes for all users and root. If the <code>auditd</code> daemon is configured to us...Rule Medium Severity -
Record Events that Modify the System's Discretionary Access Controls - fchownat
At a minimum, the audit system should collect file permission changes for all users and root. If the <code>auditd</code> daemon is configured to us...Rule Medium Severity -
Record Events that Modify the System's Discretionary Access Controls - fremovexattr
At a minimum, the audit system should collect file permission changes for all users and root. <br><br> If the <code>auditd</code> daemon is configu...Rule Medium Severity -
Record Events that Modify the System's Discretionary Access Controls - fsetxattr
At a minimum, the audit system should collect file permission changes for all users and root. If the <code>auditd</code> daemon is configured to us...Rule Medium Severity -
Record Events that Modify the System's Discretionary Access Controls - lchown
At a minimum, the audit system should collect file permission changes for all users and root. If the <code>auditd</code> daemon is configured to us...Rule Medium Severity -
Record Events that Modify the System's Discretionary Access Controls - lremovexattr
At a minimum, the audit system should collect file permission changes for all users and root. <br><br> If the <code>auditd</code> daemon is configu...Rule Medium Severity
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