SV-4393r2: The /etc/syslog.conf file must be owned by root. | AIX 6.1 SECURITY TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION GUIDE

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Assessment Title

Rule Text

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

Description

Discussion Text

If the /etc/syslog.conf file is not owned by root, unauthorized users could be allowed to view, edit, or delete important system messages handled by the syslog facility.

How this relates to the STIG checklist: STIG vs SCAP benchmark.

IA Controls

NIST SP 800-53

Not mappedCCI-000225

Additional Details

Responsibility

System Administrator

IA Controls

ECLP-1

References

DPMS Target AIX 6.1 DISA DPMS Target AIX 6.1 2176

SCC Automation Reference

The reconstructed evaluation script behind this rule's OVAL check(s) — every module a compound check combines, with this rule's own concrete values and DISA's SCC tool's real per-module mechanism curated from static teardown of SCC releases.

#!/bin/bash
# Reconstructed from oval:mil.disa.fso.aix11:def:291
# The /etc/syslog.conf file must be owned by root.
# Per-module read mechanism curated from static teardown of DISA's SCC tool
# (SCAP Compliance Checker) -- see the SCC Automation Reference above.

# Test owner of /etc/syslog.conf is root
# file_object (file_test)
test_1() {
  [ "$(stat -c '%u' '/etc/syslog.conf')" -eq 0 ]
}

if test_1; then
  echo "PASS"
else
  echo "FAIL"
fi

Assessment Script Powered by AISandbox-executed

A standalone Shell script to assess this control automatically. Review before running it in your environment.

Syntax-checked and actually executed in an isolated sandbox (not the real system this checks) — confirmed to run without errors.

#!/bin/sh
# OVAL Definition: oval:mil.disa.fso.aix11:def:291
if [ ! -f "/etc/syslog.conf" ]; then echo "PASS"; exit 0; fi; if [ $(stat -c '%U' /etc/syslog.conf) != 0 ]; then echo "FAIL"; exit 1; fi; echo "PASS"; exit 0

Remediation

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