The system must only use remote syslog servers (log hosts) that is justified and documented using site-defined procedures.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-4395	GEN005460	SV-37812r1_rule	ECSC-1	Medium

Description
If a remote log host is in use and it has not been justified and documented with the IAO, sensitive information could be obtained by unauthorized users without the SA's knowledge. A remote log host is any host to which the system is sending syslog messages over a network.

STIG	Date
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2014-01-09

Details

Check Text ( C-37014r1_chk )
Examine the syslog.conf file for any references to remote log hosts. # grep -v "^#" /etc/syslog.conf \| grep '@' Destination locations beginning with an '@' represent log hosts. If the log host name is a local alias such as "loghost", consult the /etc/hosts or other name databases as necessary to obtain the canonical name or address for the log host. Determine if the host referenced is a log host documented using site-defined procedures. If an undocumented log host is referenced, this is a finding.

Check Text ( C-37014r1_chk )

Examine the syslog.conf file for any references to remote log hosts.
# grep -v "^#" /etc/syslog.conf | grep '@'
Destination locations beginning with an '@' represent log hosts. If the log host name is a local alias such as "loghost", consult the /etc/hosts or other name databases as necessary to obtain the canonical name or address for the log host. Determine if the host referenced is a log host documented using site-defined procedures. If an undocumented log host is referenced, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-32281r1_fix)
Remove or document the referenced undocumented log host.