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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.

DISA STIG library V1R7
All changes in this version
first version loaded CAT III

Maps to AU-4(1) via CCI-001851

Title

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS must have a crontab script running weekly to offload audit events of standalone systems.

Control

Note: If this is an interconnected system, this is not applicable. Verify there is a script that offloads audit data and that script runs weekly with the following command: $ ls /etc/cron.weekly audit-offload Check if the script inside the file offloads audit logs to external media. If the script file does not exist or does not offload audit logs, this is a finding.

Discussion

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.

Related controls

CCI-001851

Fix

Create a script that offloads audit logs to external media and runs weekly. The script must be located in the "/etc/cron.weekly" directory.