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UBTU-24-900950 - Ubuntu 24.04 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_24-04_LTS_V1R4_STIG.zip
Item Details
Audit Name: DISA Canonical Ubuntu 24.04 LTS STIG v1r4
Category: AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY
References: 800-53|AU-4(1), CAT|III, CCI|CCI-001851, Rule-ID|SV-270817r1066940_rule, STIG-ID|UBTU-24-900950, Vuln-ID|V-270817
Plugin: Unix
Control ID: 0e2a3170ed91796419ba2cbaabfbc8ccd555a8e4250aa668c4f8e8ea53c9d7d0