mediumauditverified ✓✓rollback-safe
Audit access to /var/log/journal (Ubuntu)
audit-watch-journal · UBUNTU ≥ 22 · 1 impl
Description
Modifications to /var/log/journal must generate an audit record so that access to the systemd journal can be traced to an individual.
Rationale
Auditing this path supports detection of unauthorized changes and forensic reconstruction of events.
Check → Remediate
Checkaudit_rule_exists
- rule:
- -w /var/log/journal -p wa -k systemd_journal
Remediateaudit_rule_set
- rule:
- -w /var/log/journal -p wa -k systemd_journal
- persist_file:
- /etc/audit/rules.d/50-watch-journal.rules
Framework references
STIG
V-270715 / UBTU-24-300029V-260640 / UBTU-22-654190
NIST 800-53
AU-2AU-12
Live verification
ubuntu22:checkubuntu24:checkubuntu24:remediate
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