Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
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V-12021 | GEN005480 | SV-37813r1_rule | ECSC-1 | Medium |
Description |
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Unintentionally running a syslog server accepting remote messages puts the system at increased risk. Malicious syslog messages sent to the server could exploit vulnerabilities in the server software itself, could introduce misleading information in to the system's logs, or could fill the system's storage leading to a Denial of Service. |
STIG | Date |
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2015-12-03 |
Check Text ( C-37017r2_chk ) |
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Ask the SA if the system is an authorized syslog server. If the system is an authorized syslog server, this is not applicable. Determine if the system's syslog service is configured to accept remote messages. # ps -ef | grep syslogd If the '-r' option is present, the system is configured to accept remote syslog messages, and this is a finding. |
Fix Text (F-32284r1_fix) |
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Edit /etc/sysconfig/syslog to removing the '-r' in SYSLOGD_OPTIONS. Restart the syslogd service. |