VMware Postgres log files must contain required fields.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-256592	VCPG-70-000002	SV-256592r887562_rule		Medium

Description
Without the capability to generate audit records, it would be difficult to establish, correlate, and investigate the events relating to an incident or identify those responsible for one. As an embedded database that is only accessible via "localhost", VMware Postgres on the vCenter Server Appliance (VCSA) does not implement robust auditing. However, it can and must be configured to log reasonable levels of information relating to user actions to enable proper troubleshooting. Satisfies: SRG-APP-000089-DB-000064, SRG-APP-000095-DB-000039, SRG-APP-000096-DB-000040, SRG-APP-000097-DB-000041, SRG-APP-000098-DB-000042, SRG-APP-000099-DB-000043, SRG-APP-000100-DB-000201, SRG-APP-000101-DB-000044, SRG-APP-000375-DB-000323

Description

Without the capability to generate audit records, it would be difficult to establish, correlate, and investigate the events relating to an incident or identify those responsible for one. As an embedded database that is only accessible via "localhost", VMware Postgres on the vCenter Server Appliance (VCSA) does not implement robust auditing. However, it can and must be configured to log reasonable levels of information relating to user actions to enable proper troubleshooting. Satisfies: SRG-APP-000089-DB-000064, SRG-APP-000095-DB-000039, SRG-APP-000096-DB-000040, SRG-APP-000097-DB-000041, SRG-APP-000098-DB-000042, SRG-APP-000099-DB-000043, SRG-APP-000100-DB-000201, SRG-APP-000101-DB-000044, SRG-APP-000375-DB-000323

STIG	Date
VMware vSphere 7.0 vCenter Appliance PostgreSQL Security Technical Implementation Guide	2023-06-15

Details

Check Text ( C-60267r887560_chk )
At the command prompt, run the following command: # /opt/vmware/vpostgres/current/bin/psql -U postgres -A -t -c "SHOW log_line_prefix;" Expected result: %m %c %x %d %u %r %p %l If the output does not match the expected result, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-60210r887561_fix)
At the command prompt, run the following commands: # /opt/vmware/vpostgres/current/bin/psql -U postgres -c "ALTER SYSTEM SET log_line_prefix TO '%m %c %x %d %u %r %p %l ';" # /opt/vmware/vpostgres/current/bin/psql -U postgres -c "SELECT pg_reload_conf();"