The /etc/syslog.conf file must have mode 0640 or less permissive.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-22453	GEN005390	SV-37709r2_rule		Medium

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

STIG	Date
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2017-03-01

Details

Check Text ( C-36907r2_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 mode of the file is more permissive than 0640, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-32082r2_fix)
Change the permissions of the syslog or rsyslog configuration file. # chmod 0640 /etc/syslog.conf Or: # chmod 0640 /etc/rsyslog.conf