Sendmail logging must not be set to less than 9 in the sendmail.cf file.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-835	GEN004440	SV-35047r1_rule	ECAR-1 ECAR-2 ECAR-3	Low

Description
If Sendmail is not configured to log at level 9, system logs may not contain the information necessary for tracking unauthorized use of the sendmail service.

STIG	Date
HP-UX 11.31 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2018-09-14

Details

Check Text ( C-36564r1_chk )
The sendmail.cf log level option line will typically appear as follows: O LogLevel=N Check if Sendmail logging is set to level 9 via the following command: # cat /etc/mail/sendmail.cf \| tr '\011' ' ' \| tr -s ' ' \| sed -e 's/^[ \t]*//' \| grep -v "^#" \| \ grep -i loglevel \| tr '\011' ' ' \| tr -d ' ' \| cut -f 2,2 -d "=" If logging is not set, i.e., line is missing or commented, this is a finding. If logging is set to less than 9, this is a finding.

Check Text ( C-36564r1_chk )

The sendmail.cf log level option line will typically appear as follows:
O LogLevel=N

Check if Sendmail logging is set to level 9 via the following command:
# cat /etc/mail/sendmail.cf | tr '\011' ' ' | tr -s ' ' | sed -e 's/^[ \t]*//' | grep -v "^#" | \
grep -i loglevel | tr '\011' ' ' | tr -d ' ' | cut -f 2,2 -d "="

If logging is not set, i.e., line is missing or commented, this is a finding.

If logging is set to less than 9, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-31932r1_fix)
Edit the sendmail.cf file, locate the entry (and where necessary uncomment it and/or create it) and modify/set it to 9.