Changes are coming to https://stigviewer.com.
Take our survey to help us understand your usage and how we can better serve you in the future.
Take Survey
The system syslog service must log informational and more severe SMTP service messages.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| V-836 | GEN004460 | SV-37500r3_rule | ECAR-1 ECAR-2 ECAR-3 ECSC-1 | Medium |
| Description |
|---|
| If informational and more severe SMTP service messages are not logged, malicious activity on the system may go unnoticed. |
| STIG | Date |
|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2015-03-12 |
Details
| Check Text ( C-36156r2_chk ) |
|---|
| Check the syslog configuration file for mail.crit logging configuration. Depending on what system is used for log processing either /etc/syslog.conf or /etc/rsyslog.conf will be the logging configuration file. Procedure: # grep "mail\." /etc/syslog.conf Or: #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-31407r4_fix) |
|---|
| Edit the syslog.conf or rsyslog.conf file and add a configuration line specifying an appropriate destination for "mail.crit" or "mail.*" syslog messages. |