STIGQter: STIG Summary: VMW vRealize Automation 7.x PostgreSQL Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 1 Release: 1 Benchmark Date: 28 Sep 2018:

vRA PostgreSQL database must be configured to validate character encoding to UTF-8.

DISA Rule

SV-100047r1_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-89397

Group Title

SRG-APP-000447-DB-000393

Rule Version

VRAU-PG-000320

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-002754 - The information system behaves in a predictable and documented manner that reflects organizational and system objectives when invalid inputs are received.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

At the command prompt, execute the following commands:

# /opt/vmware/vpostgres/current/bin/psql -U postgres -c "ALTER SYSTEM SET client_encoding TO 'UTF8';"
# /opt/vmware/vpostgres/current/bin/psql -U postgres -c "SELECT pg_reload_conf();"

Check Contents

At the command prompt, execute the following command:

# grep '^\s*client_encoding\b' /storage/db/pgdata/postgresql.conf

If "client_encoding" is not "UTF8", this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-89397

Documentable

False

Rule Version

VRAU-PG-000320

Severity Override Guidance

At the command prompt, execute the following command:

# grep '^\s*client_encoding\b' /storage/db/pgdata/postgresql.conf

If "client_encoding" is not "UTF8", this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

3443

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