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1.58 RHEL-10-200643

Information

RHEL 10 must be configured so that the rsyslog daemon does not accept log messages from other servers unless the server is being used for log aggregation.

GROUP ID: V-280986RULE ID: SV-280986r1184782

Unintentionally running a rsyslog server accepting remote messages puts the system at increased risk. Malicious rsyslog messages sent to the server could exploit vulnerabilities in the server software, introduce misleading information into the system's logs, or fill the system's storage, leading to a denial of service.

If the system is intended to be a log aggregation server, its use must be documented with the information system security officer.

Solution

Configure RHEL 10 to not receive remote logs using rsyslog.

Remove the lines in "/etc/rsyslog.conf" and any files in the "/etc/rsyslog.d" directory that match any of the following:

InputTCPServerRunUDPServerRunRELPServerRunmodule(load="imtcp")module(load="imudp")module(load="imrelp")input(type="imudp" port="514")input(type="imtcp" port="514")input(type="imrelp" port="514")

Restart the rsyslog daemon with the following command for the changes to take effect:

$ sudo systemctl restart rsyslog.service

See Also

https://workbench.cisecurity.org/benchmarks/26403

Item Details

Category: SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION

References: 800-53|SC-5, CAT|II, CCI|CCI-002385, Rule-ID|SV-280986r1184782_rule, STIG-ID|RHEL-10-200643, Vuln-ID|V-280986

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 3cf5fb5e2280dfe213d172eadfadd9ac4ce0d6b1b0c1e0328967c43e7478e3b1