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Install systemd-journal-remote Package

An XCCDF Rule

Description

Journald (via systemd-journal-remote ) supports the ability to send log events it gathers to a remote log host or to receive messages from remote hosts, thus enabling centralised log management.

Rationale

Storing log data on a remote host protects log integrity from local attacks. If an attacker gains root access on the local system, they could tamper with or remove log data that is stored on the local system.

ID
xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_rule_package_systemd-journal-remote_installed
Severity
Medium
References
Updated



Remediation - OS Build Blueprint


[[packages]]
name = "systemd-journal-remote"
version = "*"

Remediation - Ansible

- name: Ensure systemd-journal-remote is installed
  package:
    name: systemd-journal-remote
    state: present
  when: ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
  tags:

Remediation - Puppet

include install_systemd-journal-remote

class install_systemd-journal-remote {
  package { 'systemd-journal-remote':
    ensure => 'installed',
  }

Remediation - Shell Script

# Remediation is applicable only in certain platforms
if [ ! -f /.dockerenv ] && [ ! -f /run/.containerenv ]; then

DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get install -y "systemd-journal-remote"

else