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Check: GEN004480

HP-UX 11.23 STIG: GEN004480 (in version v1 r8)

Title

The SMTP service log file must be owned by root. (Cat II impact)

Discussion

If the SMTP service log file is not owned by root, then unauthorized personnel may modify or delete the file to hide a system compromise.

Check Content

Locate any Sendmail log files by checking the syslog configuration file. # cat /etc/syslog.conf | tr '\011' ' ' | tr -s ' ' | sed -e 's/^[ \t]*//' | grep -v "^#" | \ egrep -i "mail.info|mail.debug|mail.\*|\*.info|\*.debug|\*.\*" | cut -f 2,2 -d " " | uniq | xargs -n1 ls -lL Identify any log files configured for the "mail" service at any severity level, or those configured for all services. Check the ownership of these log files. If any mail log file is not owned by root, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Change the ownership of the sendmail log file. # chown root <sendmail log file>

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-35053r1_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-837

Group Title: GEN004480

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CCIs

CCIs tied to check.
Number Definition
CCI-000225

The organization employs the concept of least privilege, allowing only authorized accesses for users (and processes acting on behalf of users) which are necessary to accomplish assigned tasks in accordance with organizational missions and business functions.

Controls

Controls tied to check. These are derived from the CCIs shown above.
Number Title
AC-6

Least Privilege