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Check: GEN004480

Solaris 10 X86 STIG: GEN004480 (in versions v2 r4 through v1 r17)

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 mail log files by checking the syslog configuration file. Procedure: # more /etc/syslog.conf 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. Procedure: # ls -lL <file location> 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-227845r854504_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-227845

Group Title: SRG-OS-000312

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CCIs

CCIs tied to check.

Number	Definition
CCI-002165	The information system enforces organization-defined discretionary access control policies over defined subjects and objects.

Controls

Controls tied to check. These are derived from the CCIs shown above.

Number	Title
AC-3 (4)	Discretionary Access Control