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 have log collection enabled.

DISA Rule

SV-256607r887607_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-256607

Group Title

SRG-APP-000356-DB-000314

Rule Version

VCPG-70-000017

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-000172 - Generate audit records for the event types defined in AU-2 c that include the audit record content defined in AU-3.
• CCI-001464 - Initiates session audits automatically at system start-up.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

At the command prompt, run the following commands:

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

# /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 logging_collector;"

Expected result:

on

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

Vulnerability Number

V-256607

Documentable

False

Rule Version

VCPG-70-000017

Severity Override Guidance

At the command prompt, run the following command:

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

Expected result:

on

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

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

5521