Ensure Log Files Are Owned By Appropriate User

An XCCDF Rule

Description

The owner of all log files written by rsyslog should be root. These log files are determined by the second part of each Rule line in /etc/rsyslog.conf and typically all appear in /var/log. For each log file LOGFILE referenced in /etc/rsyslog.conf, run the following command to inspect the file's owner:

$ ls -l LOGFILE

If the owner is not root, run the following command to correct this:

$ sudo chown root LOGFILE

Rationale

The log files generated by rsyslog contain valuable information regarding system configuration, user authentication, and other such information. Log files should be protected from unauthorized access.

ID: xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_rule_rsyslog_files_ownership
Severity: Medium
References: BP28(R46) BP28(R5)

12 13 14 15 16 18 3 5

APO01.06 DSS05.04 DSS05.07 DSS06.02

CCI-001314

4.3.3.7.3

SR 2.1 SR 5.2

0988 1405

A.10.1.1 A.11.1.4 A.11.1.5 A.11.2.1 A.13.1.1 A.13.1.3 A.13.2.1 A.13.2.3 A.13.2.4 A.14.1.2 A.14.1.3 A.6.1.2 A.7.1.1 A.7.1.2 A.7.3.1 A.8.2.2 A.8.2.3 A.9.1.1 A.9.1.2 A.9.2.3 A.9.4.1 A.9.4.4 A.9.4.5

CIP-003-8 R5.1.1 CIP-003-8 R5.3 CIP-004-6 R2.3 CIP-007-3 R2.1 CIP-007-3 R2.2 CIP-007-3 R2.3 CIP-007-3 R5.1 CIP-007-3 R5.1.1 CIP-007-3 R5.1.2

AC-6(1) CM-6(a)

PR.AC-4 PR.DS-5

Req-10.5.1 Req-10.5.2

10.3.2
Updated: about 1 year ago