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 be configured to log to "stderr".

DISA Rule

SV-256608r887610_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-256608

Group Title

SRG-APP-000359-DB-000319

Rule Version

VCPG-70-000018

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-001855 - Provide a warning to organization-defined personnel, roles, and/or locations within an organization-defined time period when allocated audit log storage volume reaches an organization-defined percentage of repository maximum audit log storage capacity.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

At the command prompt, run the following commands:

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

# /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 log_destination;"

Expected result:

stderr

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

Vulnerability Number

V-256608

Documentable

False

Rule Version

VCPG-70-000018

Severity Override Guidance

At the command prompt, run the following command:

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

Expected result:

stderr

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

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

5521