STIGQter: STIG Summary: VMware vSphere 6.7 PostgreSQL Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 1 Release: 1 Benchmark Date: 09 Mar 2021:

VMware Postgres must provide non-privileged users with minimal error information.

DISA Rule

SV-239211r717062_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-239211

Group Title

SRG-APP-000266-DB-000162

Rule Version

VCPG-67-000019

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-001312 - The information system generates error messages that provide information necessary for corrective actions without revealing information that could be exploited by adversaries.

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_min_messages TO 'notice';"

# /opt/vmware/vpostgres/current/bin/psql -U postgres -c "SELECT pg_reload_conf();"

Check Contents

At the command prompt, execute the following command:

# /opt/vmware/vpostgres/current/bin/psql -U postgres -c "SHOW client_min_messages;"|sed -n 3p|sed -e 's/^[ ]*//'

Expected result:

notice

If the output does not match the expected result, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-239211

Documentable

False

Rule Version

VCPG-67-000019

Severity Override Guidance

At the command prompt, execute the following command:

# /opt/vmware/vpostgres/current/bin/psql -U postgres -c "SHOW client_min_messages;"|sed -n 3p|sed -e 's/^[ ]*//'

Expected result:

notice

If the output does not match the expected result, this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

5324

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