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The syslog daemon must not accept remote messages unless it is a syslog server documented using site-defined procedures.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-12021 GEN005480 SV-12522r2_rule ECSC-1 Medium
Description
Unintentionally running a syslog server that accepts remote messages puts the system at increased risk. Malicious syslog messages sent to the server could exploit vulnerabilities in the server software itself, could introduce misleading information in to the system's logs, or could fill the system's storage leading to a Denial-of-Service.
STIG Date
UNIX SRG 2013-03-26

Details

Check Text ( C-7986r2_chk )
Determine if the syslog daemon accepts remote messages. If it does, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-11280r2_fix)
Configure the system syslog daemon to not accept messages from remote hosts.