The SMTP service log file must not have an extended ACL.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-22442	GEN004510	SV-26111r1_rule	ECLP-1	Medium

Description
If the SMTP service log file has an extended ACL, unauthorized users may be allowed to access or to modify the log file.

STIG	Date
VMware ESX 3 Server	2016-05-13

Details

Check Text ( C-27710r1_chk )
Examine /etc/syslog.conf and determine the log file(s) receiving logs for mail.crit, mail.debug, mail.*, or *.crit. Check the permissions on these log files. # ls -lL [log file] If the permissions include a "+", the file has an extended ACL and this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-26289r1_fix)
Remove the extended ACL from the SMTP service log file.