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V-22388

CAT II (Medium)

The cron log files must not have extended ACLs.

Rule ID

SV-45622r1_rule

STIG

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server v11 for System z Security Technical Implementation Guide

Version

V1R12

CCIs

CCI-000225

Discussion

Cron logs contain reports of scheduled system activities and must be protected from unauthorized access or manipulation.

Check Content

Check the permissions of the file.

Procedure:
Check the configured cron log file found in the cron entry of the rsyslog configuration (normally /var/log/cron).
# grep cron /etc/rsyslog.conf /etc/rsyslog.d/*.conf
# ls -lL /var/log/cron

If the permissions include a '+', the file has an extended ACL. If the file has an extended ACL and it has not been documented with the IAO, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Remove the extended ACL from the file.
# setfacl --remove-all /var/log/cron