Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
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V-836 | GEN004460 | SV-37500r1_rule | ECAR-1 ECAR-2 ECAR-3 ECSC-1 | Medium |
Description |
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If informational and more severe SMTP service messages are not logged, malicious activity on the system may go unnoticed. |
STIG | Date |
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2014-07-07 |
Check Text ( C-36156r1_chk ) |
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Check the syslog configuration file for mail.crit logging configuration. Procedure: # grep "mail\." /etc/syslog.conf If syslog is not configured to log critical sendmail messages ("mail.crit" or "mail.*"), this is a finding. |
Fix Text (F-31407r1_fix) |
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Check the syslog configuration file for mail.crit logging configuration. Procedure: # grep "mail\." /etc/syslog.conf If syslog is not configured to log critical sendmail messages ("mail.crit" or "mail.*"), this is a finding. |