Vulnerability Discussion

If unrestricted mail relaying is permitted, unauthorized senders could use this host as a mail relay to send spam or for other unauthorized activity.

Check

Verify the system is configured to prevent unrestricted mail relaying.

Determine if "postfix" is installed with the following commands:

$ sudo yum list installed postfix

postfix.x86_64 2:3.3.1-9.el8

If postfix is not installed, this is not applicable.

If postfix is installed, determine if it is configured to reject connections from unknown or untrusted networks with the following command:

$ sudo postconf -n smtpd_client_restrictions

smtpd_client_restrictions = permit_mynetworks, reject

If the "smtpd_client_restrictions" parameter contains any entries other than "permit_mynetworks" and "reject", this is a finding.

Fix

If "postfix" is installed, modify the "/etc/postfix/main.cf" file to restrict client connections to the local network with the following command:

$ sudo postconf -e 'smtpd_client_restrictions = permit_mynetworks,reject'