The rsyslog
daemon should not accept remote messages unless the system acts as a log
server. To ensure that it is not listening on the network, ensure any of the following lines
are not found in rsyslog
configuration files.
If using legacy syntax:
$ModLoad imtcp
$InputTCPServerRun port
$ModLoad imudp
$UDPServerRun port
$ModLoad imrelp
$InputRELPServerRun port
If using RainerScript syntax:
module(load="imtcp")
module(load="imudp")
input(type="imtcp" port="514")
input(type="imudp" port="514")