Canonical Ubuntu 18.04 LTS STIG Version Comparison

There are 1 differences between versions v2 r13 (Jan. 24, 2024) (the "left" version) and v2 r15 (July 24, 2024) (the "right" version).

Check UBTU-18-999999 was added to the benchmark in the "right" version.

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Title

The Ubuntu operating system must be a vendor supported release.

Check Content

Verify the version of the Ubuntu operating system is vendor supported. Check the version of the Ubuntu operating system with the following command: # cat /etc/lsb-release DISTRIB_RELEASE=18.04 DISTRIB_CODENAME=bionic DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu 18.04.1 LTS" Validate that "Extended Security Maintenance" support has been purchased from the vendor. If the operating system does not have a documented "Extended Security Maintenance" agreement in place, this is a finding.

Discussion

An Ubuntu operating system release is considered "supported" if the vendor continues to provide security patches for the product. With an unsupported release, it will not be possible to resolve security issues discovered in the system software.

Fix

Upgrade to a supported version of the Ubuntu operating system.