STIGQter: STIG Summary: IBM AIX 7.x Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 2 Release: 2 Benchmark Date: 23 Apr 2021:

AIX sendmail logging must not be set to less than nine in the sendmail.cf file.

DISA Rule

SV-215344r508663_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-215344

Group Title

SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

Rule Version

AIX7-00-003038

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

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

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Edit /etc/mail/sendmail.cf file, locate the "O LogLevel" line, or add a new line if necessary, and change the log level to "9". The new LogLevel line should be:
O LogLevel=9

Check Contents

Check if "Sendmail" logging is set to level "9" by running command:

# grep "^O LogLevel" /etc/mail/sendmail.cf
O LogLevel=9

If logging is set to less than "9", this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-215344

Documentable

False

Rule Version

AIX7-00-003038

Severity Override Guidance

Check if "Sendmail" logging is set to level "9" by running command:

# grep "^O LogLevel" /etc/mail/sendmail.cf
O LogLevel=9

If logging is set to less than "9", this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

4012

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