Ubuntu 22.04 LTS must be configured to preserve log records from failure events.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-260588 | UBTU-22-652010 | SV-260588r991562_rule | Medium |
| Description |
| Failure to a known state can address safety or security in accordance with the mission/business needs of the organization. Failure to a known secure state helps prevent a loss of confidentiality, integrity, or availability in the event of a failure of the information system or a component of the system. Preserving operating system state information helps to facilitate operating system restart and return to the operational mode of the organization with least disruption to mission/business processes. |
| STIG | Date |
| Canonical Ubuntu 22.04 LTS Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2025-05-16 |
Details
| Check Text (C-64317r953575_chk) |
| Verify the log service is installed properly by using the following command: $ dpkg -l | grep rsyslog ii rsyslog 8.2112.0-2ubuntu2.2 amd64 reliable system and kernel logging daemon If the "rsyslog" package is not installed, this is a finding. Check that the log service is enabled and active by using the following commands: $ systemctl is-enabled rsyslog.service enabled $ systemctl is-active rsyslog.service active If "rsyslog.service" is not enabled and active, this is a finding. |
| Fix Text (F-64225r953576_fix) |
| Install the log service by using the following command: $ sudo apt-get install rsyslog Enable and activate the log service by using the following command: $ sudo systemctl enable rsyslog.service --now |