CIS Ubuntu Linux 24.04 LTS v2.0.0 L2 Server

Audit Details

Name: CIS Ubuntu Linux 24.04 LTS v2.0.0 L2 Server

Updated: 7/17/2026

Authority: CIS

Plugin: Unix

Revision: 1.0

Estimated Item Count: 75

File Details

Filename: CIS_Ubuntu_Linux_24.04_LTS_v2.0.0_L2_Server.audit

Size: 374 kB

MD5: d76ee28a9dc4aae16be15fe1dfb4ef30
SHA256: 1296e2a44cd0b09df7c9f568900e6387b10efd63cba68699c79a44b056973ba6

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

1.2.1.2 Ensure weak dependencies are configured

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT, SYSTEM AND INFORMATION INTEGRITY

1.3.1.3 Ensure all AppArmor Profiles are enforcing

ACCESS CONTROL, MEDIA PROTECTION

1.5.2 Ensure fs.protected_symlinks is configured

ACCESS CONTROL

1.7.7 Ensure Xwayland is configured

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

2.1.23 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

5.1.24 Ensure sshd ListenAddress is configured

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

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

6.1.2.8 Ensure rsyslog-gnutls is installed

AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY

6.1.2.9 Ensure rsyslog forwarding uses gtls

ACCESS CONTROL, IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION, SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION

6.1.2.10 Ensure rsyslog CA certificates are configured

ACCESS CONTROL, AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY, IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION, SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION

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 sethostname and setdomainname are collected

AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY, CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

6.2.3.6 Ensure events that modify /etc/issue and /etc/issue.net are collected

AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY, CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

6.2.3.7 Ensure events that modify /etc/hosts and /etc/hostname are collected

AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY, CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

6.2.3.8 Ensure events that modify /etc/network and /etc/networks are collected

AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY, CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

6.2.3.9 Ensure events that modify /etc/netplan are collected

AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY, CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

6.2.3.10 Ensure use of privileged commands are collected

AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY

6.2.3.11 Ensure events that modify /etc/group information are collected

AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY

6.2.3.12 Ensure events that modify /etc/passwd information are collected

AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY

6.2.3.13 Ensure events that modify /etc/shadow and /etc/gshadow are collected

AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY

6.2.3.14 Ensure events that modify /etc/security/opasswd are collected

AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY

6.2.3.15 Ensure events that modify /etc/nsswitch.conf file are collected

AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY

6.2.3.16 Ensure events that modify /etc/pam.conf and /etc/pam.d/ information are collected

AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY

6.2.3.17 Ensure unsuccessful file access attempts are collected

AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY