GEN005390 - The /etc/syslog.conf file must have mode 0640 or less permissive.

Information

Unauthorized users must not be allowed to access or modify the /etc/syslog.conf file.

Solution

Change the permissions of the syslog configuration file.
# chmod 0640 /etc/syslog.conf

See Also

http://iasecontent.disa.mil/stigs/zip/U_STIG_Library_2015_07.zip

Item Details

Audit Name: DISA AIX 5.3 STIG v1r2

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-6, CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000225, CSCv6|3.1, Rule-ID|SV-26740r1_rule, STIG-ID|GEN005390, Vuln-ID|V-22453

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 56b9fc2e62226e8f6070e0df326fb1febc904db2f5d7efbae5d40093117b130e