STIGQter: STIG Summary: VMware vSphere 7.0 vCenter Appliance PostgreSQL Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 1 Release: 2 Benchmark Date: 26 Jul 2023:

The VMware Postgres database must protect log files from unauthorized access and modification.

DISA Rule

SV-256595r887571_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-256595

Group Title

SRG-APP-000118-DB-000059

Rule Version

VCPG-70-000005

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-000162 - Protect audit information from unauthorized access.
• CCI-000163 - Protect audit information from unauthorized modification.
• CCI-000164 - Protect audit information from unauthorized deletion.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

At the command prompt, run the following commands:

# chmod 600 <file>
# chown vpostgres:vpgmongrp <file>

Note: Replace <file> with the file that has incorrect permissions.

At the command prompt, run the following commands:

# /opt/vmware/vpostgres/current/bin/psql -U postgres -c "ALTER SYSTEM SET log_file_mode TO '0600';"

# /opt/vmware/vpostgres/current/bin/psql -U postgres -c "SELECT pg_reload_conf();"

Check Contents

At the command prompt, run the following command:

# find /var/log/vmware/vpostgres/* -xdev -type f -a '(' -not -perm 600 -o -not -user vpostgres -o -not -group vpgmongrp ')' -exec ls -ld {} \;

If any files are returned, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-256595

Documentable

False

Rule Version

VCPG-70-000005

Severity Override Guidance

At the command prompt, run the following command:

# find /var/log/vmware/vpostgres/* -xdev -type f -a '(' -not -perm 600 -o -not -user vpostgres -o -not -group vpgmongrp ')' -exec ls -ld {} \;

If any files are returned, this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

5521