The SUSE operating system must off-load rsyslog messages for networked systems in real time and off-load standalone systems at least weekly.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-234865 | SLES-15-010580 | SV-234865r1082187_rule | CCI-001851 | medium |
| Description | ||||
| Information stored in one location is vulnerable to accidental or incidental deletion or alteration. Off-loading is a common process in information systems with limited audit storage capacity. | ||||
| STIG | Date | |||
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2025-05-14 | |||
Details
Check Text (C-234865r1082187_chk)
Verify that the SUSE operating system must off-load rsyslog messages for networked systems in real time and off-load standalone systems at least weekly.
For stand-alone hosts, verify with the system administrator that the log files are off-loaded at least weekly.
For networked systems, check that rsyslog is sending log messages to a remote server with the following command:
> sudo grep "\*.\*" /etc/rsyslog.conf | grep "@" | grep -v "^#"
*.*;mail.none;news.none @192.168.1.101:514
If any active message labels in the file do not have a line to send log messages to a remote server, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-38016r1069396_fix)
Configure the SUSE operating system to off-load rsyslog messages for networked systems in real time.
For stand-alone systems establish a procedure to off-load log messages at least once a week.
For networked systems add a "@[Log_Server_IP_Address]" option to every active message label in "/etc/rsyslog.conf" or in a file in "/etc/rsyslog.d/ that does not have one. Some examples are listed below:
*.*;mail.none;news.none -/var/log/messages
*.*;mail.none;news.none @192.168.1.101:514
An additional option is to capture all of the log messages and send them to a remote log host:
*.* @@loghost:514