STIGUI
V-260553CAT II — Medium severitySV-260553r1015010_rule

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS must allow users to directly initiate a session lock for all connection types.

Rule version UBTU-22-412025 · STIG v2 · 2026-09-09

Discussion

A session lock is a temporary action taken when a user stops work and moves away from the immediate physical vicinity of the information system but does not want to log out because of the temporary nature of the absence.

The session lock is implemented at the point where session activity can be determined. Rather than be forced to wait for a period of time to expire before the user session can be locked, Ubuntu 22.04 LTS need to provide users with the ability to manually invoke a session lock so users may secure their session if they need to temporarily vacate the immediate physical vicinity.

Satisfies: SRG-OS-000030-GPOS-00011, SRG-OS-000031-GPOS-00012

Check

Verify Ubuntu 22.04 LTS has the "vlock" package installed by using the following command:

     $ dpkg -l | grep vlock 
     ii     vlock     2.2.2-10     amd64     Virtual Console locking program 

If "vlock" is not installed, this is a finding.

Fix

Install the "vlock" package by using the following command:

     $ sudo apt-get install vlock

Identifiers

Group ID
V-260553
Group title
SRG-OS-000030-GPOS-00011
Rule ID
SV-260553r1015010_rule
Check ID
C-64282r953470_chk
Fix ID
F-64190r953471_fix