CIS Ubuntu Linux 22.04 LTS v3.0.0 L2 Server

Audit Details

Name: CIS Ubuntu Linux 22.04 LTS v3.0.0 L2 Server

Updated: 3/4/2026

Authority: CIS

Plugin: Unix

Revision: 1.1

Estimated Item Count: 61

File Details

Filename: CIS_Ubuntu_Linux_22.04_LTS_v3.0.0_L2_Server.audit

Size: 354 kB

MD5: 393308927aaabc0cd52384ab531ab3bc
SHA256: 1da3cb95c75a8fc7bc0fc95e0c67cf4ae580516c31f4ab13c4bdcfca3f9f384e

Audit Items

DescriptionCategories
1.1.1.6 Ensure overlay kernel module is not available

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

1.1.1.7 Ensure squashfs kernel module is not available

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

1.1.1.8 Ensure udf kernel module is not available

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

1.1.2.3.1 Ensure separate partition exists for /home

ACCESS CONTROL, CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT, MEDIA PROTECTION

1.1.2.4.1 Ensure separate partition exists for /var

ACCESS CONTROL, CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT, MEDIA PROTECTION

1.1.2.5.1 Ensure separate partition exists for /var/tmp

ACCESS CONTROL, CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT, MEDIA PROTECTION

1.1.2.6.1 Ensure separate partition exists for /var/log

AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY, CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

1.1.2.7.1 Ensure separate partition exists for /var/log/audit

AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY, CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

1.3.1.4 Ensure all AppArmor Profiles are enforcing

ACCESS CONTROL, MEDIA PROTECTION

1.7.1 Ensure GDM is removed

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

1.7.11 Ensure Xwayland is configured

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

2.1.20 Ensure X window server services are not in use

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

3.3.1.1 Ensure net.ipv4.ip_forward is configured

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

4.1.4 Ensure ufw outgoing default is configured

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

5.1.8 Ensure sshd DisableForwarding is enabled

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

5.1.9 Ensure sshd GSSAPIAuthentication is disabled

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT, IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION

5.2.4 Ensure users must provide password for escalation

ACCESS CONTROL

5.3.3.1.3 Ensure password failed attempts lockout includes root account

ACCESS CONTROL

5.4.1.2 Ensure minimum password days is configured

IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION

5.4.3.1 Ensure nologin is not listed in /etc/shells

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT, IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION

6.2.1.1 Ensure auditd packages are installed

AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY, SYSTEM AND INFORMATION INTEGRITY

6.2.1.2 Ensure auditd service is enabled and active

AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY, SYSTEM AND INFORMATION INTEGRITY

6.2.1.3 Ensure auditing for processes that start prior to auditd is enabled

AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY

6.2.1.4 Ensure audit_backlog_limit is configured

AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY

6.2.2.1 Ensure audit log storage size is configured

AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY

6.2.2.2 Ensure audit logs are not automatically deleted

AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY

6.2.2.3 Ensure system is disabled when audit logs are full

AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY, SYSTEM AND INFORMATION INTEGRITY

6.2.2.4 Ensure system warns when audit logs are low on space

AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY, SYSTEM AND INFORMATION INTEGRITY

6.2.3.1 Ensure changes to system administration scope (sudoers) is collected

AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY

6.2.3.2 Ensure actions as another user are always logged

AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY

6.2.3.3 Ensure events that modify the sudo log file are collected

AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY

6.2.3.4 Ensure events that modify date and time information are collected

AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY, CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

6.2.3.5 Ensure events that modify the system's network environment are collected

AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY, CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

6.2.3.6 Ensure use of privileged commands are collected

AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY

6.2.3.7 Ensure unsuccessful file access attempts are collected

AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY

6.2.3.8 Ensure events that modify user/group information are collected

AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY

6.2.3.9 Ensure discretionary access control permission modification events are collected

AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY, CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

6.2.3.10 Ensure successful file system mounts are collected

AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY, CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

6.2.3.11 Ensure session initiation information is collected

AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY

6.2.3.12 Ensure login and logout events are collected

AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY

6.2.3.13 Ensure file deletion events by users are collected

AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY, SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION

6.2.3.14 Ensure events that modify the system's Mandatory Access Controls are collected

AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY, CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

6.2.3.15 Ensure successful and unsuccessful attempts to use the chcon command are collected

AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY, SYSTEM AND INFORMATION INTEGRITY

6.2.3.16 Ensure successful and unsuccessful attempts to use the setfacl command are collected

AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY, SYSTEM AND INFORMATION INTEGRITY

6.2.3.17 Ensure successful and unsuccessful attempts to use the chacl command are collected

AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY, SYSTEM AND INFORMATION INTEGRITY

6.2.3.18 Ensure successful and unsuccessful attempts to use the usermod command are collected

AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY, SYSTEM AND INFORMATION INTEGRITY

6.2.3.19 Ensure kernel module loading unloading and modification is collected

AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY, CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

6.2.3.20 Ensure the audit configuration is immutable

ACCESS CONTROL, AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY, MEDIA PROTECTION

6.2.3.21 Ensure the running and on disk configuration is the same

AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY

6.2.4.1 Ensure audit log files mode is configured

ACCESS CONTROL, AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY, MEDIA PROTECTION