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Ubuntu 24.04 LTS must use a file integrity tool to verify correct operation of all security functions.

Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-270649 UBTU-24-100100 SV-270649r1067136_rule   Medium
Description
Without verification, security functions may not operate correctly and the failure may go unnoticed. Security function is defined as the hardware, software, and/or firmware of the information system responsible for enforcing the system security policy and supporting the isolation of code and data on which the protection is based. Security functionality includes, but is not limited to, establishing system accounts, configuring access authorizations (i.e., permissions, privileges), setting events to be audited, and setting intrusion detection parameters. This requirement applies to Ubuntu 24.04 LTS performing security function verification/testing and/or systems and environments that require this functionality.
STIG Date
Canonical Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Security Technical Implementation Guide 2025-05-16

Details

Check Text (C-74682r1067134_chk)
Verify that Advanced Intrusion Detection Environment (AIDE) is installed and verifies the correct operation of all security functions with the following command:

$ dpkg -l | grep aide
ii aide 0.18.6-2build2 amd64 Advanced Intrusion Detection Environment - dynamic binary
ii aide-common 0.18.6-2build2 all Advanced Intrusion Detection Environment - Common files

If AIDE is not installed, ask the system administrator how file integrity checks are performed on the system.

If there is no application installed to perform integrity checks, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-74583r1067135_fix)
Install the "AIDE" file integrity package:

$ sudo apt install -y aide