STIGQter STIGQter: STIG Summary: Crunchy Data PostgreSQL Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 1 Release: 1 Benchmark Date: 20 Nov 2020:

PostgreSQL must generate audit records when privileges/permissions are modified.

DISA Rule

SV-233571r617333_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-233571

Group Title

SRG-APP-000495-DB-000328

Rule Version

CD12-00-006400

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Note: The following instructions use the PGDATA and PGVER environment variables. See supplementary content APPENDIX-F for instructions on configuring PGDATA and APPENDIX-H for PGVER.

Using pgaudit PostgreSQL can be configured to audit these requests. See supplementary content APPENDIX-B for documentation on installing pgaudit.

With pgaudit installed, the following configurations can be made:

$ sudo su - postgres
$ vi ${PGDATA?}/postgresql.conf

Add the following parameters (or edit existing parameters):

pgaudit.log='role'

Next, as the system administrator, reload the server with the new configuration:

$ sudo systemctl reload postgresql-${PGVER?}

Check Contents

First, as the database administrator, verify pgaudit is enabled by running the following SQL:

$ sudo su - postgres
$ psql -c "SHOW shared_preload_libraries"

If the output does not contain pgaudit, this is a finding.

Next, verify that role is enabled:

$ psql -c "SHOW pgaudit.log"

If the output does not contain role, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-233571

Documentable

False

Rule Version

CD12-00-006400

Severity Override Guidance

First, as the database administrator, verify pgaudit is enabled by running the following SQL:

$ sudo su - postgres
$ psql -c "SHOW shared_preload_libraries"

If the output does not contain pgaudit, this is a finding.

Next, verify that role is enabled:

$ psql -c "SHOW pgaudit.log"

If the output does not contain role, this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

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Target Key

5254

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