The file integrity tool must perform verification of the correct operation of security functions: upon system start-up and/or restart; upon command by a user with privileged access; and/or every 30 days.

From Canonical Ubuntu 16.04 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Part of SRG-OS-000446-GPOS-00200

Associated with: CCI-002699

SV-90197r2_rule The file integrity tool must perform verification of the correct operation of security functions: upon system start-up and/or restart; upon command by a user with privileged access; and/or every 30 days.

Vulnerability discussion

Without verification of the security functions, security functions may not operate correctly and the failure may go unnoticed. Security function is defined as the hardware, software, and/or firmware of the information system responsible for enforcing the system security policy and supporting the isolation of code and data on which the protection is based. Security functionality includes, but is not limited to, establishing system accounts, configuring access authorizations (i.e., permissions, privileges), setting events to be audited, and setting intrusion detection parameters.Notifications provided by information systems include, for example, electronic alerts to system administrators, messages to local computer consoles, and/or hardware indications, such as lights.This requirement applies to Ubuntu operating systems performing security function verification/testing and/or systems and environments that require this functionality.

Check content

Verify that Advanced Intrusion Detection Environment (AIDE) performs a verification of the operation of security functions every 30 days. Note: A file integrity tool other than AIDE may be used, but the tool must be executed at least once per week. Check that AIDE is being executed every 30 days or less with the following command: # ls -al /etc/cron.daily/aide -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 26049 Oct 24 2014 /etc/cron.daily/aide If the "/etc/cron.daily/aide" file does not exist or the cron job is not configured to run at least every 30 days, this is a finding.

Fix text

The cron file for AIDE is fairly complex as it creates the report. The easiest way to create the file is to update the AIDE package with the following command: # sudo apt-get install aide

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