System log files must have the correct permissions.

From Apple OS X 10.8 (Mountain Lion) Workstation STIG

Associated with: CCI-001314

SV-65595r1_rule System log files must have the correct permissions.

Vulnerability discussion

System log files should have the correct permissions.

Check content

This command checks for log files that exist on the system and prints out the log with corresponding permissions. stat -f "%A:%N" `grep -v "^#" /etc/newsyslog.conf | awk '{ print $1 }'` 2> /dev/null The correct permissions should be "640" or less permissive. Any file with more permissive settings is a finding.

Fix text

For any log file that returns an incorrect permission value, run the following command: chmod 640 [log file] where [log file] is the full path to the log file in question.

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