Ubuntu 22.04 LTS must have directories that contain system commands group-owned by "root".

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-260494	UBTU-22-232045	SV-260494r991559_rule		Medium

Description

Protecting audit information also includes identifying and protecting the tools used to view and manipulate log data. Therefore, protecting audit tools is necessary to prevent unauthorized operation on audit information. Operating systems providing tools to interface with audit information will leverage user permissions and roles identifying the user accessing the tools and the corresponding rights the user has in order to make access decisions regarding the deletion of audit tools. Audit tools include, but are not limited to, vendor-provided and open source audit tools needed to successfully view and manipulate audit information system activity and records. Audit tools include custom queries and report generators.

STIG	Date
Canonical Ubuntu 22.04 LTS Security Technical Implementation Guide	2025-05-16

Details

Check Text (C-64223r953293_chk)

Verify the system commands directories are group-owned by "root" by using the following command:

$ sudo find /bin /sbin /usr/bin /usr/sbin /usr/local/bin /usr/local/sbin ! -group root -type d -exec stat -c "%n %G" '{}' \;

If any system commands directories are returned that are not Set Group ID up on execution (SGID) files and owned by a privileged account, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-64131r953294_fix)

Configure Ubuntu 22.04 LTS commands directories to be protected from unauthorized access. Run the following command:

$ sudo find /bin /sbin /usr/bin /usr/sbin /usr/local/bin /usr/local/sbin ! -group root -type d -exec chgrp root '{}' \;