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-45972r1_rule		Medium

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

STIG	Date
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server v11 for System z Security Technical Implementation Guide	2018-09-19

Details

Check Text ( C-43254r1_chk )
Check the permissions of the rsyslog configuration file(s). # ls -lL /etc/rsyslog.conf /etc/rsyslog.d If the mode of the file is more permissive than 0640, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-39337r1_fix)
Change the permissions of the rsyslog configuration file(s). # chmod 0640 /etc/rsyslog.conf # chmod 0640 /etc/rsyslog.d/*.conf