The vCenter PostgreSQL service must generate audit records.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-259169	VCPG-80-000007	SV-259169r960885_rule		Medium

Description
Under some circumstances, it may be useful to monitor who/what is reading privilege/permission/role information. Therefore, it must be possible to configure auditing to do this. Database management systems (DBMS) typically make such information available through views or functions. This requirement addresses explicit requests for privilege/permission/role membership information. It does not refer to the implicit retrieval of privileges/permissions/role memberships that PostgreSQL continually performs to determine if any and every action on the database is permitted. Satisfies: SRG-APP-000091-DB-000066, SRG-APP-000091-DB-000325, SRG-APP-000492-DB-000332, SRG-APP-000492-DB-000333, SRG-APP-000495-DB-000326, SRG-APP-000495-DB-000327, SRG-APP-000495-DB-000328, SRG-APP-000495-DB-000329, SRG-APP-000496-DB-000334, SRG-APP-000496-DB-000335, SRG-APP-000499-DB-000330, SRG-APP-000499-DB-000331, SRG-APP-000501-DB-000336, SRG-APP-000501-DB-000337, SRG-APP-000504-DB-000354, SRG-APP-000504-DB-000355, SRG-APP-000507-DB-000356, SRG-APP-000507-DB-000357

Description

Under some circumstances, it may be useful to monitor who/what is reading privilege/permission/role information. Therefore, it must be possible to configure auditing to do this. Database management systems (DBMS) typically make such information available through views or functions. This requirement addresses explicit requests for privilege/permission/role membership information. It does not refer to the implicit retrieval of privileges/permissions/role memberships that PostgreSQL continually performs to determine if any and every action on the database is permitted. Satisfies: SRG-APP-000091-DB-000066, SRG-APP-000091-DB-000325, SRG-APP-000492-DB-000332, SRG-APP-000492-DB-000333, SRG-APP-000495-DB-000326, SRG-APP-000495-DB-000327, SRG-APP-000495-DB-000328, SRG-APP-000495-DB-000329, SRG-APP-000496-DB-000334, SRG-APP-000496-DB-000335, SRG-APP-000499-DB-000330, SRG-APP-000499-DB-000331, SRG-APP-000501-DB-000336, SRG-APP-000501-DB-000337, SRG-APP-000504-DB-000354, SRG-APP-000504-DB-000355, SRG-APP-000507-DB-000356, SRG-APP-000507-DB-000357

STIG	Date
VMware vSphere 8.0 vCenter Appliance PostgreSQL Security Technical Implementation Guide	2024-07-11

Details

Check Text ( C-62909r935409_chk )
At the command prompt, run the following commands: # /opt/vmware/vpostgres/current/bin/psql -U postgres -A -t -c "SHOW pgaudit.log_catalog;" # /opt/vmware/vpostgres/current/bin/psql -U postgres -A -t -c "SHOW pgaudit.log;" # /opt/vmware/vpostgres/current/bin/psql -U postgres -A -t -c "SHOW pgaudit.log_parameter;" # /opt/vmware/vpostgres/current/bin/psql -U postgres -A -t -c "SHOW pgaudit.log_statement_once;" # /opt/vmware/vpostgres/current/bin/psql -U postgres -A -t -c "SHOW pgaudit.log_level;" If "pgaudit.log_catalog" is not set to "on", this is a finding. If "pgaudit.log" is not set to "all, -misc", this is a finding. If "pgaudit.log_parameter" is not set to "on", this is a finding. If "pgaudit.log_statement_once" is not set to "off", this is a finding. If "pgaudit.log_level" is not set to "log", this is a finding.

Check Text ( C-62909r935409_chk )

At the command prompt, run the following commands:

# /opt/vmware/vpostgres/current/bin/psql -U postgres -A -t -c "SHOW pgaudit.log_catalog;"
# /opt/vmware/vpostgres/current/bin/psql -U postgres -A -t -c "SHOW pgaudit.log;"
# /opt/vmware/vpostgres/current/bin/psql -U postgres -A -t -c "SHOW pgaudit.log_parameter;"
# /opt/vmware/vpostgres/current/bin/psql -U postgres -A -t -c "SHOW pgaudit.log_statement_once;"
# /opt/vmware/vpostgres/current/bin/psql -U postgres -A -t -c "SHOW pgaudit.log_level;"

If "pgaudit.log_catalog" is not set to "on", this is a finding.

If "pgaudit.log" is not set to "all, -misc", this is a finding.

If "pgaudit.log_parameter" is not set to "on", this is a finding.

If "pgaudit.log_statement_once" is not set to "off", this is a finding.

If "pgaudit.log_level" is not set to "log", this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-62818r935410_fix)
A script is included with vCenter to generate a PostgreSQL STIG configuration. At the command prompt, run the following commands: # chmod +x /opt/vmware/vpostgres/current/bin/vmw_vpg_config/vmw_vpg_config.py # /opt/vmware/vpostgres/current/bin/vmw_vpg_config/vmw_vpg_config.py --action stig_enable --pg-data-dir /storage/db/vpostgres # chmod -x /opt/vmware/vpostgres/current/bin/vmw_vpg_config/vmw_vpg_config.py Restart the PostgreSQL service by running the following command: # vmon-cli --restart vmware-vpostgres

Fix Text (F-62818r935410_fix)

A script is included with vCenter to generate a PostgreSQL STIG configuration.

At the command prompt, run the following commands:

# chmod +x /opt/vmware/vpostgres/current/bin/vmw_vpg_config/vmw_vpg_config.py
# /opt/vmware/vpostgres/current/bin/vmw_vpg_config/vmw_vpg_config.py --action stig_enable --pg-data-dir /storage/db/vpostgres
# chmod -x /opt/vmware/vpostgres/current/bin/vmw_vpg_config/vmw_vpg_config.py

Restart the PostgreSQL service by running the following command:

# vmon-cli --restart vmware-vpostgres