Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
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V-983 | GEN003180 | SV-45619r1_rule | Medium |
Description |
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Cron logs contain reports of scheduled system activities and must be protected from unauthorized access or manipulation. |
STIG | Date |
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SUSE Linux Enterprise Server v11 for System z | 2016-12-20 |
Check Text ( C-42985r1_chk ) |
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Check the mode of the cron log file. Procedure: Check the configured cron log file found in the cron entry of the rsyslog configuration (normally /var/log/cron). # grep cron /etc/rsyslog.conf /etc/rsyslog.d/*.conf # ls -lL /var/log/cron If the mode is more permissive than 0600, this is a finding. |
Fix Text (F-39017r1_fix) |
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Change the mode of the cron log file. # chmod 0600 /var/log/cron |