cis-ubuntu1604-v200-4-1-15

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Ensure system administrator command executions (sudo) are collected

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CIS Ubuntu Linux 16.04 LTS Benchmark v2.0.0 - Control 4.1.15

Profile

Level: 2 - Server
Level: 2 - Workstation
Assessment Status: Automated

Description

sudo provides users with temporary elevated privileges to perform operations. Monitor the administrator with temporary elevated privileges and the operation(s) they performed.

Note: Reloading the auditd config to set active settings requires the auditd service to be restarted, and may require a system reboot.

Rationale

Creating an audit log of administrators with temporary elevated privileges and the operation(s) they performed is essential to reporting. Administrators will want to correlate the events written to the audit trail with the records written to sudo logfile to verify if unauthorized commands have been executed.

Impact

None.

Audit Procedure

Command Line

On a 32 bit system:

Run the following command to verify the rules are contained in a .rules file in the /etc/audit/rules.d/ directory:

grep actions /etc/audit/rules.d/*.rules

Verify the output includes:

-a exit,always -F arch=b32 -C euid!=uid -F euid=0 -Fauid>=1000 -F auid!=4294967295 -S execve -k actions

Run the following command to verify that rules are in the running auditd config:

auditctl -l | grep actions

Verify the output includes:

-a always,exit -F arch=b32 -S execve -C uid!=euid -F euid=0 -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=-1 -F key=actions

On a 64 bit system:

Run the following command to verify the rules are contained in a .rules file in the /etc/audit/rules.d/ directory:

grep actions /etc/audit/rules.d/*.rules

Verify the output includes:

-a exit,always -F arch=b64 -C euid!=uid -F euid=0 -Fauid>=1000 -F auid!=4294967295 -S execve -k actions
-a exit,always -F arch=b32 -C euid!=uid -F euid=0 -Fauid>=1000 -F auid!=4294967295 -S execve -k actions

Run the following command to verify that rules are in the running auditd config:

auditctl -l | grep actions

Verify the output includes:

-a always,exit -F arch=b64 -S execve -C uid!=euid -F euid=0 -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=-1 -F key=actions
-a always,exit -F arch=b32 -S execve -C uid!=euid -F euid=0 -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=-1 -F key=actions

Expected Result

Output should include the rules listed above for the appropriate architecture.

Remediation

Command Line

For 32 bit systems: Edit or create a file in the /etc/audit/rules.d/ directory ending in .rules.

Example: vi /etc/audit/rules.d/50-actions.rules

Add the following line:

-a exit,always -F arch=b32 -C euid!=uid -F euid=0 -Fauid>=1000 -F auid!=4294967295 -S execve -k actions

For 64 bit systems: Edit or create a file in the /etc/audit/rules.d/ directory ending in .rules.

Example: vi /etc/audit/rules.d/50-actions.rules

Add the following lines:

-a exit,always -F arch=b64 -C euid!=uid -F euid=0 -Fauid>=1000 -F auid!=4294967295 -S execve -k actions
-a exit,always -F arch=b32 -C euid!=uid -F euid=0 -Fauid>=1000 -F auid!=4294967295 -S execve -k actions

Default Value

By default, no audit rules are configured for sudo command executions.

References

CIS Ubuntu Linux 16.04 LTS Benchmark v2.0.0 - Section 4.1.15

CIS Controls

Controls Version	Control
v7	4.9 Log and Alert on Unsuccessful Administrative Account Login - Configure systems to issue a log entry and alert on unsuccessful logins to an administrative account.