STIGQter: STIG Summary: VMW vRealize Automation 7.x PostgreSQL Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 1 Release: 1 Benchmark Date: 28 Sep 2018:

vRA PostgreSQL must limit the number of connections.

DISA Rule

SV-100113r1_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-89463

Group Title

SRG-APP-000001-DB-000031

Rule Version

VRAU-PG-000620

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-000054 - The information system limits the number of concurrent sessions for each organization-defined account and/or account type to an organization-defined number of sessions.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

At the command prompt, execute the following commands:

# /opt/vmware/vpostgres/current/bin/psql -U postgres -c "ALTER SYSTEM SET max_connections TO '210';"
# /opt/vmware/vpostgres/current/bin/psql -U postgres -c "SELECT pg_reload_conf();"

Check Contents

At the command prompt, execute the following command:

# grep '^\s*max_connections\b' /storage/db/pgdata/postgresql.conf

If "max_connections" is not "210", this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-89463

Documentable

False

Rule Version

VRAU-PG-000620

Severity Override Guidance

At the command prompt, execute the following command:

# grep '^\s*max_connections\b' /storage/db/pgdata/postgresql.conf

If "max_connections" is not "210", this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

3443

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