STIGQter: STIG Summary: PostgreSQL 9.x Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 2 Release: 1 Benchmark Date: 23 Oct 2020:

PostgreSQL must generate audit records when unsuccessful attempts to retrieve privileges/permissions occur.

DISA Rule

SV-214094r508027_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-214094

Group Title

SRG-APP-000091-DB-000325

Rule Version

PGS9-00-005300

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-000172 - The information system generates audit records for the events defined in AU-2 d. with the content defined in AU-3.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Configure PostgreSQL to produce audit records when unsuccessful attempts to access privileges occur.

All denials are logged if logging is enabled. To ensure that logging is enabled, review supplementary content APPENDIX-C for instructions on enabling logging.

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Note: The following instructions use the PGDATA environment variable. See supplementary content APPENDIX-F for instructions on configuring PGDATA.

First, as the database administrator (shown here as "postgres"), create a role 'bob' by running the following SQL:

$ sudo su - postgres
$ psql -c "CREATE ROLE bob"

Next, attempt to retrieve information from the pg_authid table:

$ psql -c "SET ROLE bob; SELECT * FROM pg_authid"

Now, as the database administrator (shown here as "postgres"), verify the event was logged in pg_log:

$ sudo su - postgres
$ cat ${PGDATA?}/pg_log/<latest_log>
< 2016-07-13 16:49:58.864 EDT postgres postgres ERROR: > permission denied for relation pg_authid
< 2016-07-13 16:49:58.864 EDT postgres postgres STATEMENT: > SELECT * FROM pg_authid;

If the above steps cannot verify that audit records are produced when PostgreSQL denies retrieval of privileges/permissions/role memberships, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-214094

Documentable

False

Rule Version

PGS9-00-005300

Severity Override Guidance

Note: The following instructions use the PGDATA environment variable. See supplementary content APPENDIX-F for instructions on configuring PGDATA.

First, as the database administrator (shown here as "postgres"), create a role 'bob' by running the following SQL:

$ sudo su - postgres
$ psql -c "CREATE ROLE bob"

Next, attempt to retrieve information from the pg_authid table:

$ psql -c "SET ROLE bob; SELECT * FROM pg_authid"

Now, as the database administrator (shown here as "postgres"), verify the event was logged in pg_log:

$ sudo su - postgres
$ cat ${PGDATA?}/pg_log/<latest_log>
< 2016-07-13 16:49:58.864 EDT postgres postgres ERROR: > permission denied for relation pg_authid
< 2016-07-13 16:49:58.864 EDT postgres postgres STATEMENT: > SELECT * FROM pg_authid;

If the above steps cannot verify that audit records are produced when PostgreSQL denies retrieval of privileges/permissions/role memberships, this is a finding.

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M

Target Key

3994

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