STIGQter: STIG Summary: Solaris 10 SPARC Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 2 Release: 2 Benchmark Date: 22 Jan 2021:

The /etc/syslog.conf file must be owned by root.

DISA Rule

SV-226980r603265_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-226980

Group Title

SRG-OS-000480

Rule Version

GEN005400

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-000366 - The organization implements the security configuration settings.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Use the chown command to set the owner to root.
# chown root /etc/syslog.conf

Check Contents

Check /etc/syslog.conf ownership.

# ls -lL /etc/syslog.conf

If /etc/syslog.conf is not owned by root, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-226980

Documentable

False

Rule Version

GEN005400

Severity Override Guidance

Check /etc/syslog.conf ownership.

# ls -lL /etc/syslog.conf

If /etc/syslog.conf is not owned by root, this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

4060

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