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The system must be configured to prevent unrestricted mail relaying.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-72297 RHEL-07-040680 SV-86921r2_rule Medium
Description
If unrestricted mail relaying is permitted, unauthorized senders could use this host as a mail relay for the purpose of sending spam or other unauthorized activity.
STIG Date
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Security Technical Implementation Guide 2017-07-08

Details

Check Text ( C-72531r3_chk )
Verify the system is configured to prevent unrestricted mail relaying.

Determine if "postfix" is installed with the following commands:

# yum list installed postfix
postfix-2.6.6-6.el7.x86_64.rpm

If postfix is not installed, this is Not Applicable.

If postfix is installed, determine if it is configured to reject connections from unknown or untrusted networks with the following command:

# postconf -n smtpd_client_restrictions
smtpd_client_restrictions = permit_mynetworks, reject

If the "smtpd_client_restrictions" parameter contains any entries other than "permit_mynetworks" and "reject", this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-78651r2_fix)
If "postfix" is installed, modify the "/etc/postfix/main.cf" file to restrict client connections to the local network with the following command:

# postconf -e 'smtpd_client_restrictions = permit_mynetworks,reject'