PostgreSQL must generate audit records when categorized information (e.g., classification levels/security levels) is accessed.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-72919	PGS9-00-004400	SV-87571r2_rule		Medium

Description
Changes in categorized information must be tracked. Without an audit trail, unauthorized access to protected data could go undetected. For detailed information on categorizing information, refer to FIPS Publication 199, Standards for Security Categorization of Federal Information and Information Systems, and FIPS Publication 200, Minimum Security Requirements for Federal Information and Information Systems.

Description

Changes in categorized information must be tracked. Without an audit trail, unauthorized access to protected data could go undetected. For detailed information on categorizing information, refer to FIPS Publication 199, Standards for Security Categorization of Federal Information and Information Systems, and FIPS Publication 200, Minimum Security Requirements for Federal Information and Information Systems.

STIG	Date
PostgreSQL 9.x Security Technical Implementation Guide	2018-09-19

Details

Check Text ( C-73053r1_chk )
As the database administrator (shown here as "postgres"), run the following SQL: $ sudo su - postgres $ psql -c "SHOW pgaudit.log" If pgaudit.log does not contain, "ddl, write, role", this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-79363r3_fix)
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 the DBMS (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 = 'ddl, write, role' Now, as the system administrator, reload the server with the new configuration: # SYSTEMD SERVER ONLY $ sudo systemctl reload postgresql- ${PGVER?} # INITD SERVER ONLY $ sudo service postgresql- ${PGVER?} reload

Fix Text (F-79363r3_fix)

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 the DBMS (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 = 'ddl, write, role'

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

# SYSTEMD SERVER ONLY
$ sudo systemctl reload postgresql- ${PGVER?}

# INITD SERVER ONLY
$ sudo service postgresql- ${PGVER?} reload