DBMS processes or services must run under custom, dedicated OS accounts.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-52369	O112-C2-003400	SV-66585r1_rule		Medium

Description
Separation of duties is a prevalent Information Technology control that is implemented at different layers of the information system, including the operating system and in applications. It serves to eliminate or reduce the possibility that a single user may carry out a prohibited action. Separation of duties requires that the person accountable for approving an action is not the same person who is tasked with implementing or carrying out that action. The DBMS must run under a custom dedicated OS account. When the DBMS is running under a shared account, users with access to that account could inadvertently or maliciously make changes to the DBMS's settings, files, or permissions.

Description

Separation of duties is a prevalent Information Technology control that is implemented at different layers of the information system, including the operating system and in applications. It serves to eliminate or reduce the possibility that a single user may carry out a prohibited action. Separation of duties requires that the person accountable for approving an action is not the same person who is tasked with implementing or carrying out that action. The DBMS must run under a custom dedicated OS account. When the DBMS is running under a shared account, users with access to that account could inadvertently or maliciously make changes to the DBMS's settings, files, or permissions.

STIG	Date
Oracle Database 11.2g Security Technical Implementation Guide	2016-12-15

Details

Check Text ( C-54409r1_chk )
Check OS settings to determine whether DBMS processes are running under a dedicated OS account. If the DBMS processes are running under shared accounts, this is a finding. This is done by the default installation. The installation documentation recommends that a user account named ORACLE is created and is identified as the software owner. If you log into the system as the software owner, typically ORACLE, the $ORACLE_HOME environment variable will point to the Oracle software. If you enter the following commands you can see if ORACLE is the software owner: $ cd $ORACLE_HOME $ ls -l (shows the directories - oracle is the owner and oinstall is the group) $drwxr-xr-x. 8 oracle oinstall 4096 Aug 9 08:08 apex drwxr-xr-x. 8 oracle oinstall 4096 Aug 9 08:05 assistants drwxr-xr-x. 2 oracle oinstall 12288 Aug 12 09:48 bin drwxr-xr-x. 7 oracle oinstall 4096 Aug 9 08:09 ccr drwxr-xr-x. 3 oracle oinstall 4096 Aug 9 08:09 cdata drwx------. 4 oracle oinstall 4096 Aug 9 08:37 cfgtoollogs drwxr-xr-x. 4 oracle oinstall 4096 Aug 9 08:08 clone drwxr-xr-x. 2 oracle oinstall 4096 Aug 9 08:09 config drwxr-xr-x. 6 oracle oinstall 4096 Aug 9 08:05 crs drwxr-xr-x. 3 oracle oinstall 4096 Aug 9 08:05 csmig drwxr-xr-x. 6 oracle oinstall 4096 Aug 9 08:09 css drwxr-xr-x. 10 oracle oinstall 4096 Aug 9 08:09 ctx drwxr-xr-x. 7 oracle oinstall 4096 Aug 9 08:05 cv drwxr-xr-x. 2 oracle oinstall 4096 Aug 17 23:33 dbs drwxr-xr-x. 2 oracle oinstall 4096 Aug 9 08:08 dc_ocm drwxr-xr-x. 4 oracle oinstall 4096 Aug 9 08:11 deinstall drwxr-xr-x. 3 oracle oinstall 4096 Aug 9 08:05 demo $ ps -ef \| grep ora_ (shows all of the oracle processes owned by the oracle user) oracle 7914 1 0 01:02 ? 00:00:13 ora_pmon_mype02 oracle 7916 1 0 01:02 ? 00:00:11 ora_psp0_mype02 oracle 7918 1 0 01:02 ? 00:00:09 ora_vktm_mype02 oracle 7922 1 0 01:02 ? 00:00:02 ora_gen0_mype02 oracle 7924 1 0 01:02 ? 00:00:02 ora_diag_mype02 oracle 7926 1 0 01:02 ? 00:00:02 ora_dbrm_mype02 oracle 7928 1 0 01:02 ? 00:00:40 ora_dia0_mype02 oracle 7930 1 0 01:02 ? 00:00:03 ora_mman_mype02 oracle 7932 1 0 01:02 ? 00:00:09 ora_dbw0_mype02 oracle 7934 1 0 01:02 ? 00:00:11 ora_lgwr_mype02 oracle 7936 1 0 01:02 ? 00:00:17 ora_ckpt_mype02 oracle 7938 1 0 01:02 ? 00:00:08 ora_smon_mype02 oracle 7940 1 0 01:02 ? 00:00:00 ora_reco_mype02 oracle 7942 1 0 01:02 ? 00:00:25 ora_mmon_mype02 oracle 7944 1 0 01:02 ? 00:00:41 ora_mmnl_mype02 oracle 7946 1 0 01:02 ? 00:00:00 ora_d000_mype02 oracle 7948 1 0 01:02 ? 00:00:00 ora_s000_mype02 oracle 7992 1 0 01:02 ? 00:00:00 ora_qmnc_mype02 oracle 8029 1 0 01:02 ? 00:00:16 ora_cjq0_mype02 oracle 8030 2611 0 09:37 pts/3 00:00:00 bash oracle 8090 1 0 01:02 ? 00:00:00 ora_q000_mype02 oracle 8092 1 0 01:02 ? 00:00:00 ora_q001_mype02 oracle 8098 1 0 01:02 ? 00:00:02 ora_smco_mype02

Check Text ( C-54409r1_chk )

Check OS settings to determine whether DBMS processes are running under a dedicated OS account. If the DBMS processes are running under shared accounts, this is a finding.

This is done by the default installation. The installation documentation recommends that a user account named ORACLE is created and is identified as the software owner.

If you log into the system as the software owner, typically ORACLE, the $ORACLE_HOME environment variable will point to the Oracle software. If you enter the following commands you can see if ORACLE is the software owner:

$ cd $ORACLE_HOME
$ ls -l (shows the directories - oracle is the owner and oinstall is the group)
$drwxr-xr-x. 8 oracle oinstall 4096 Aug 9 08:08 apex
drwxr-xr-x. 8 oracle oinstall 4096 Aug 9 08:05 assistants
drwxr-xr-x. 2 oracle oinstall 12288 Aug 12 09:48 bin
drwxr-xr-x. 7 oracle oinstall 4096 Aug 9 08:09 ccr
drwxr-xr-x. 3 oracle oinstall 4096 Aug 9 08:09 cdata
drwx------. 4 oracle oinstall 4096 Aug 9 08:37 cfgtoollogs
drwxr-xr-x. 4 oracle oinstall 4096 Aug 9 08:08 clone
drwxr-xr-x. 2 oracle oinstall 4096 Aug 9 08:09 config
drwxr-xr-x. 6 oracle oinstall 4096 Aug 9 08:05 crs
drwxr-xr-x. 3 oracle oinstall 4096 Aug 9 08:05 csmig
drwxr-xr-x. 6 oracle oinstall 4096 Aug 9 08:09 css
drwxr-xr-x. 10 oracle oinstall 4096 Aug 9 08:09 ctx
drwxr-xr-x. 7 oracle oinstall 4096 Aug 9 08:05 cv
drwxr-xr-x. 2 oracle oinstall 4096 Aug 17 23:33 dbs
drwxr-xr-x. 2 oracle oinstall 4096 Aug 9 08:08 dc_ocm
drwxr-xr-x. 4 oracle oinstall 4096 Aug 9 08:11 deinstall
drwxr-xr-x. 3 oracle oinstall 4096 Aug 9 08:05 demo

$ ps -ef | grep ora_ (shows all of the oracle processes owned by the oracle user)

oracle 7914 1 0 01:02 ? 00:00:13 ora_pmon_mype02
oracle 7916 1 0 01:02 ? 00:00:11 ora_psp0_mype02
oracle 7918 1 0 01:02 ? 00:00:09 ora_vktm_mype02
oracle 7922 1 0 01:02 ? 00:00:02 ora_gen0_mype02
oracle 7924 1 0 01:02 ? 00:00:02 ora_diag_mype02
oracle 7926 1 0 01:02 ? 00:00:02 ora_dbrm_mype02
oracle 7928 1 0 01:02 ? 00:00:40 ora_dia0_mype02
oracle 7930 1 0 01:02 ? 00:00:03 ora_mman_mype02
oracle 7932 1 0 01:02 ? 00:00:09 ora_dbw0_mype02
oracle 7934 1 0 01:02 ? 00:00:11 ora_lgwr_mype02
oracle 7936 1 0 01:02 ? 00:00:17 ora_ckpt_mype02
oracle 7938 1 0 01:02 ? 00:00:08 ora_smon_mype02
oracle 7940 1 0 01:02 ? 00:00:00 ora_reco_mype02
oracle 7942 1 0 01:02 ? 00:00:25 ora_mmon_mype02
oracle 7944 1 0 01:02 ? 00:00:41 ora_mmnl_mype02
oracle 7946 1 0 01:02 ? 00:00:00 ora_d000_mype02
oracle 7948 1 0 01:02 ? 00:00:00 ora_s000_mype02
oracle 7992 1 0 01:02 ? 00:00:00 ora_qmnc_mype02
oracle 8029 1 0 01:02 ? 00:00:16 ora_cjq0_mype02
oracle 8030 2611 0 09:37 pts/3 00:00:00 bash
oracle 8090 1 0 01:02 ? 00:00:00 ora_q000_mype02
oracle 8092 1 0 01:02 ? 00:00:00 ora_q001_mype02
oracle 8098 1 0 01:02 ? 00:00:02 ora_smco_mype02

Fix Text (F-57187r1_fix)
Create an OS account dedicated to Oracle DBMS processes and allow only Oracle DBMS processes to run under the account.