AIX sendmail logging must not be set to less than nine in the sendmail.cf file.

Overview

Finding IDVersionRule IDIA ControlsSeverity
V-215344AIX7-00-003038SV-215344r991589_ruleCCI-000366medium
Description
If Sendmail is not configured to log at level 9, system logs may not contain the information necessary for tracking unauthorized use of the sendmail service.
STIGDate
IBM AIX 7.x Security Technical Implementation Guide2024-08-16

Related Frameworks

4 paths across 3 frameworks
NIST 800-531 mapping
CM-6
1.00
  • DISA · 3 · disa_xccdf · related
  • DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
NIST 800-1712 mappings
3.4.1
1.00
  • DISA · 3 · disa_xccdf · related
  • DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
  • NIST · Rev 2 (Feb 2020, errata Jan 2021) · nist_800_171_app_d · equivalent
3.4.2
1.00
  • DISA · 3 · disa_xccdf · related
  • DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
  • NIST · Rev 2 (Feb 2020, errata Jan 2021) · nist_800_171_app_d · equivalent
CCI1 mapping
CCI-000366
1.00
  • DISA · 3 · disa_xccdf · related

Details

Check Text (C-215344r991589_chk)

Check if "Sendmail" logging is set to level "9" by running command: # grep "^O LogLevel" /etc/mail/sendmail.cf O LogLevel=9 If logging is set to less than "9", this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-16540r294484_fix)

Edit /etc/mail/sendmail.cf file, locate the "O LogLevel" line, or add a new line if necessary, and change the log level to "9". The new LogLevel line should be: O LogLevel=9