Title

The cronlog file must have mode 0600 or less permissive. (Cat II impact)

Discussion

Cron logs contain reports of scheduled system activities and must be protected from unauthorized access or manipulation.

Check Content

Check the mode of the cron log file. # ls -lL /var/cron/log If the mode is more permissive than 0600, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Change the mode of the cron log file. # chmod 0600 /var/cron/log

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-227753r603266_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-227753

Group Title: SRG-OS-000057

Expert Comments

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