Title

The system must use a remote syslog server (loghost). (Cat II impact)

Discussion

A syslog server (loghost) receives syslog messages from one or more systems. This data can be used as an authoritative log source in the event a system is compromised and its local logs are suspect.

Check Content

A typical entry listing the loghost server should look similar to the following: *.* @example.com Check the syslog configuration file for remote syslog servers. # cat /etc/syslog.conf | tr '\011' ' ' | tr -s ' ' | sed -e 's/^[ \t]*//' | grep -v '^#' | grep "\@" If no line information is returned, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Edit the syslog configuration file and add an appropriate remote syslog server.

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-35189r1_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-22455

Group Title: GEN005450

Expert Comments

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