Check: GEN004460
HP-UX 11.31 STIG:
GEN004460
(in versions v1 r19 through v1 r13)
Title
The system syslog service must log informational and more severe SMTP service messages. (Cat II impact)
Discussion
If informational and more severe SMTP service messages are not logged, malicious activity on the system may go unnoticed.
Check Content
The syslog.conf file critical mail logging option line will typically appear as one of the following examples: mail.crit /var/adm/messages mail.* /var/adm/messages *.* /var/adm/messages *.crit /var/adm/messages Check the syslog configuration file for mail.crit logging configuration. # cat /etc/syslog.conf | tr '\011' ' ' | tr -s ' ' | sed -e 's/^[ \t]*//' | grep -v "^#" | egrep -i "mail.crit|mail.\*|\*.crit|\*.\*" If syslog is not configured to log critical sendmail messages, this is a finding.
Fix Text
Edit the syslog.conf file and add a configuration line specifying an appropriate destination for critical "mail" syslogs, for example: mail.crit /var/adm/messages mail.* /var/adm/messages *.* /var/adm/messages *.crit /var/adm/messages
Additional Identifiers
Rule ID: SV-35051r1_rule
Vulnerability ID: V-836
Group Title: GEN004460
Expert Comments
CCIs
Number | Definition |
---|---|
CCI-000126 |
The organization determines that the organization-defined subset of the auditable events defined in AU-2 are to be audited within the information system. |
Controls
Number | Title |
---|---|
AU-2 |
Audit Events |