Canonical Ubuntu 22.04 LTS STIG Version Comparison

There are 12 differences between versions v2 r2 (Oct. 24, 2024) (the "left" version) and v2 r4 (April 2, 2025) (the "right" version).

Check UBTU-22-412015 was removed from the benchmark in the "right" version. The text below reflects the old wording.

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Title

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS must display the date and time of the last successful account logon upon logon.

Check Content

Verify users are provided with feedback on when account accesses last occurred by using the following command: $ grep pam_lastlog /etc/pam.d/login session required pam_lastlog.so showfailed If the line containing "pam_lastlog" is not set to "required", or the "silent" option is present, the "showfailed" option is missing, the line is commented out, or the line is missing , this is a finding.

Discussion

Configuration settings are the set of parameters that can be changed in hardware, software, or firmware components of the system that affect the security posture and/or functionality of the system. Security-related parameters are those parameters impacting the security state of the system, including the parameters required to satisfy other security control requirements. Security-related parameters include, for example: registry settings; account, file, directory permission settings; and settings for functions, ports, protocols, services, and remote connections.

Fix

Configure Ubuntu 22.04 LTS to provide users with feedback on when account accesses last occurred. Add or modify the following line at the top in the "/etc/pam.d/login" file: session required pam_lastlog.so showfailed