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II - Mission Support Classified

Rules and Groups employed by this XCCDF Profile

  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

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  • Ubuntu 22.04 LTS must not have accounts configured with blank or null passwords.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;If an account has an empty password, anyone could log on and run commands with the privileges of that account. Accounts with ...
    Rule High Severity
  • SRG-OS-000120-GPOS-00061

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  • Ubuntu 22.04 LTS must encrypt all stored passwords with a FIPS 140-3-approved cryptographic hashing algorithm.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Passwords need to be protected at all times, and encryption is the standard method for protecting passwords. If passwords are...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000375-GPOS-00160

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  • Ubuntu 22.04 LTS must implement multifactor authentication for remote access to privileged accounts in such a way that one of the factors is provided by a device separate from the system gaining access.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Using an authentication device, such as a CAC or token separate from the information system, ensures that even if the informa...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000376-GPOS-00161

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  • Ubuntu 22.04 LTS must accept personal identity verification (PIV) credentials.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The use of PIV credentials facilitates standardization and reduces the risk of unauthorized access. DOD has mandated the...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000105-GPOS-00052

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  • Ubuntu 22.04 LTS must implement smart card logins for multifactor authentication for local and network access to privileged and nonprivileged accounts.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Without the use of multifactor authentication, the ease of access to privileged functions is greatly increased. Multifac...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000377-GPOS-00162

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  • Ubuntu 22.04 LTS must electronically verify personal identity verification (PIV) credentials.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The use of PIV credentials facilitates standardization and reduces the risk of unauthorized access. DOD has mandated the...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000066-GPOS-00034

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  • Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, for PKI-based authentication, must validate certificates by constructing a certification path (which includes status information) to an accepted trust anchor.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Without path validation, an informed trust decision by the relying party cannot be made when presented with any certificate n...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000384-GPOS-00167

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  • Ubuntu 22.04 LTS for PKI-based authentication, must implement a local cache of revocation data in case of the inability to access revocation information via the network.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Without configuring a local cache of revocation data, there is the potential to allow access to users who are no longer autho...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000068-GPOS-00036

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  • Ubuntu 22.04 LTS must map the authenticated identity to the user or group account for PKI-based authentication.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Without mapping the certificate used to authenticate to the user account, the ability to determine the identity of the indivi...
    Rule High Severity
  • SRG-OS-000403-GPOS-00182

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  • Ubuntu 22.04 LTS must use DOD PKI-established certificate authorities for verification of the establishment of protected sessions.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Untrusted certificate authorities (CA) can issue certificates, but they may be issued by organizations or individuals that se...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000383-GPOS-00166

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  • Ubuntu 22.04 LTS must be configured such that Pluggable Authentication Module (PAM) prohibits the use of cached authentications after one day.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;If cached authentication information is out-of-date, the validity of the authentication information may be questionable.&lt;/...
    Rule Low Severity
  • SRG-OS-000445-GPOS-00199

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  • Ubuntu 22.04 LTS must use a file integrity tool to verify correct operation of all security functions.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Without verification of the security functions, security functions may not operate correctly and the failure may go unnoticed...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000445-GPOS-00199

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  • Ubuntu 22.04 LTS must configure AIDE to perform file integrity checking on the file system.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Without verification of the security functions, security functions may not operate correctly and the failure may go unnoticed...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000363-GPOS-00150

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  • Ubuntu 22.04 LTS must notify designated personnel if baseline configurations are changed in an unauthorized manner. The file integrity tool must notify the system administrator when changes to the baseline configuration or anomalies in the operation of any security functions are discovered.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Unauthorized changes to the baseline configuration could make the system vulnerable to various attacks or allow unauthorized ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000446-GPOS-00200

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  • Ubuntu 22.04 LTS must be configured so that the script that runs each 30 days or less to check file integrity is the default.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Without verification of the security functions, security functions may not operate correctly and the failure may go unnoticed...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000278-GPOS-00108

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  • Ubuntu 22.04 LTS must use cryptographic mechanisms to protect the integrity of audit tools.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Protecting the integrity of the tools used for auditing purposes is a critical step toward ensuring the integrity of audit in...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000479-GPOS-00224

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

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Information stored in one location is vulnerable to accidental or incidental deletion or alteration. Offloading is a com...
    Rule Low Severity
  • SRG-OS-000269-GPOS-00103

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  • Ubuntu 22.04 LTS must be configured to preserve log records from failure events.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Failure to a known state can address safety or security in accordance with the mission/business needs of the organization. Fa...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000032-GPOS-00013

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  • Ubuntu 22.04 LTS must monitor remote access methods.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Remote access services, such as those providing remote access to network devices and information systems, which lack automate...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000037-GPOS-00015

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  • Ubuntu 22.04 LTS must have the "auditd" package installed.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Without establishing the when, where, type, source, and outcome of events that occurred, it would be difficult to establish, ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000037-GPOS-00015

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  • Ubuntu 22.04 LTS must produce audit records and reports containing information to establish when, where, what type, the source, and the outcome for all DOD-defined auditable events and actions in near real time.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Without establishing the when, where, type, source, and outcome of events that occurred, it would be difficult to establish, ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000342-GPOS-00133

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  • Ubuntu 22.04 LTS audit event multiplexor must be configured to offload audit logs onto a different system from the system being audited.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Information stored in one location is vulnerable to accidental or incidental deletion or alteration. Offloading is a com...
    Rule Low Severity
  • SRG-OS-000046-GPOS-00022

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  • Ubuntu 22.04 LTS must alert the information system security officer (ISSO) and system administrator (SA) in the event of an audit processing failure.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;It is critical for the appropriate personnel to be aware if a system is at risk of failing to process audit logs as required....
    Rule Low Severity
  • SRG-OS-000047-GPOS-00023

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  • Ubuntu 22.04 LTS must shut down by default upon audit failure.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;It is critical that when the operating system is at risk of failing to process audit logs as required, it takes action to mit...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000341-GPOS-00132

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  • Ubuntu 22.04 LTS must allocate audit record storage capacity to store at least one weeks' worth of audit records, when audit records are not immediately sent to a central audit record storage facility.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;To ensure operating systems have a sufficient storage capacity in which to write the audit logs, operating systems must be ab...
    Rule Low Severity

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