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The cronlog file must have mode 0600 or less permissive.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-983 GEN003180 SV-27354r1_rule ECTP-1 ECLP-1 Medium
Description
Cron logs contain reports of scheduled system activities and must be protected from unauthorized access or manipulation.
STIG Date
SOLARIS 9 SPARC SECURITY TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION GUIDE 2015-10-01

Details

Check Text ( C-28497r1_chk )
Check the mode of the cron log file.
# ls -lL /var/cron/log
If the mode is more permissive than 0600, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-24598r1_fix)
Change the mode of the cron log file.
# chmod 0600 /var/cron/log