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UBTU-22-651035 - Ubuntu 22.04 LTS must have a crontab script running weekly to offload audit events of standalone systems.
Information
Information stored in one location is vulnerable to accidental or incidental deletion or alteration.Offloading is a common process in information systems with limited audit storage capacity.
NOTE: Nessus has provided the target output to assist in reviewing the benchmark to ensure target compliance.
Solution
Create a script that offloads audit logs to external media and runs weekly.The script must be located in the "/etc/cron.weekly" directory.
See Also
https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_CAN_Ubuntu_22-04_LTS_V2R8_STIG.zip
Item Details
Audit Name: DISA Canonical Ubuntu 22.04 LTS STIG v2r8
Category: AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY
References: 800-53|AU-4(1), CAT|III, CCI|CCI-001851, Rule-ID|SV-260587r959008_rule, STIG-ID|UBTU-22-651035, Vuln-ID|V-260587
Plugin: Unix
Control ID: 4cf99fcd5a0d928eaa7cfd7fe309350e4c681a3a64fae2bcb7b1bc8d4266b4f9