The /etc/syslog.conf file must not have an extended ACL.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-22454	GEN005395	SV-63471r2_rule		Medium

Description
Unauthorized users must not be allowed to access or modify the /etc/syslog.conf file.

STIG	Date
Oracle Linux 5 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2018-03-01

Details

Check Text ( C-52173r2_chk )
Check the permissions of the syslog configuration file. Depending on what system is used for log processing either /etc/syslog.conf or /etc/rsyslog.conf will be the logging configuration file. # ls -lL /etc/syslog.conf Or: # ls -lL /etc/rsyslog.conf If the permissions include a '+', the file has an extended ACL. If the file has an extended ACL and it has not been documented with the IAO, this is a finding.

Check Text ( C-52173r2_chk )

Check the permissions of the syslog configuration file.

Depending on what system is used for log processing either /etc/syslog.conf or /etc/rsyslog.conf will be the logging configuration file.

# ls -lL /etc/syslog.conf

Or:

# ls -lL /etc/rsyslog.conf

If the permissions include a '+', the file has an extended ACL.

If the file has an extended ACL and it has not been documented with the IAO, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-54077r2_fix)
Remove the extended ACL from the file. # setfacl --remove-all /etc/syslog.conf Or: # setfacl -- remove-all /etc/rsyslog.conf