Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
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V-22453 | GEN005390 | SV-37709r2_rule | ECLP-1 | Medium |
Description |
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Unauthorized users must not be allowed to access or modify the /etc/syslog.conf file. |
STIG | Date |
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2015-03-12 |
Check Text ( C-36907r2_chk ) |
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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 mode of the file is more permissive than 0640, this is a finding. |
Fix Text (F-32082r2_fix) |
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Change the permissions of the syslog or rsyslog configuration file. # chmod 0640 /etc/syslog.conf Or: # chmod 0640 /etc/rsyslog.conf |