Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
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V-836 | GEN004460 | SV-45858r1_rule | 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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SUSE Linux Enterprise Server v11 for System z | 2016-12-20 |
Check Text ( C-43154r1_chk ) |
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Check the syslog configuration file for mail.crit logging configuration. Procedure: # grep "mail\." /etc/rsyslog.conf If syslog is not configured to log critical sendmail messages ("mail.crit" or "mail.*"), this is a finding. |
Fix Text (F-39240r1_fix) |
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Edit the syslog configuration file and add a configuration line specifying an appropriate destination for "mail.crit" syslogs. For example: mail.* -/var/log/mail;RSYSLOG_TraditionalFileFormat |