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

VMware Postgres must provide nonprivileged users with minimal error information.

DISA Rule

SV-256606r887604_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-256606

Group Title

SRG-APP-000266-DB-000162

Rule Version

VCPG-70-000016

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-001312 - Generates error messages that provide information necessary for corrective actions without revealing information that could be exploited.
• CCI-001314 - Reveal error messages only to organization-defined personnel or roles.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

At the command prompt, run the following commands:

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

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

Check Contents

At the command prompt, run the following command:

# /opt/vmware/vpostgres/current/bin/psql -U postgres -A -t -c "SHOW client_min_messages;"

Expected result:

notice

If the output does not match the expected result, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-256606

Documentable

False

Rule Version

VCPG-70-000016

Severity Override Guidance

At the command prompt, run the following command:

# /opt/vmware/vpostgres/current/bin/psql -U postgres -A -t -c "SHOW client_min_messages;"

Expected result:

notice

If the output does not match the expected result, this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

5521