V-72853
Severity: Medium
Generated
2019-05-20 15:48:11.984914
Status
Privileges to change PostgreSQL software modules must be limited.
NIST 800-53
STIG # | Description | Result |
---|---|---|
CM-5 | CM-5: Access Restrictions For Change | passed |
Guidance
If the system were to allow any user to make changes to software libraries, those changes might be implemented without undergoing the appropriate testing and approvals that are part of a robust change management process. Accordingly, only qualified and authorized individuals must be allowed to obtain access to information system components for purposes of initiating changes, including upgrades and modifications. Unmanaged changes that occur to the database software libraries or configuration can lead to unauthorized or compromised installations.
Check
Note: The following instructions use the PGDATA environment variable. See supplementary content APPENDIX-F for instructions on configuring PGDATA. As the database administrator (shown here as “postgres”), check the permissions of configuration files for the database:
$ sudo su - postgres $ ls -la ${PGDATA?}
If any files are not owned by the database owner or have permissions allowing others to modify (write) configuration files, this is a finding.
As the server administrator, check the permissions on the shared libraries for PostgreSQL:
$ sudo ls -la /usr/pgsql-9.5 $ sudo ls -la /usr/pgsql-9.5/bin $ sudo ls -la /usr/pgsql-9.5/include $ sudo ls -la /usr/pgsql-9.5/lib $ sudo ls -la /usr/pgsql-9.5/share
If any files are not owned by root or have permissions allowing others to modify (write) configuration files, this is a finding.
Fix
Note: The following instructions use the PGDATA environment variable. See supplementary content APPENDIX-F for instructions on configuring PGDATA. As the database administrator (shown here as “postgres”), change the ownership and permissions of configuration files in PGDATA:
$ sudo su - postgres $ chown postgres:postgres ${PGDATA?}/postgresql.conf $ chmod 0600 ${PGDATA?}/postgresql.conf
As the server administrator, change the ownership and permissions of shared objects in /usr/pgsql-9.5/*.so
$ sudo chown root:root /usr/pgsql-9.5/lib/.so $ sudo chmod 0755 /usr/pgsql-9.5/lib/.so
As the service administrator, change the ownership and permissions of executables in /usr/pgsql-9.5/bin:
$ sudo chown root:root /usr/pgsql-9.5/bin/* $ sudo chmod 0755 /usr/pgsql-9.5/bin/*
Test Results
Result | |
---|---|
Directory /var/vcap/store/postgresql/data should be directory | passed |
Directory /var/vcap/store/postgresql/data should be owned by "vcap" | passed |
Directory /var/vcap/store/postgresql/data mode should cmp == "0700" | passed |
Command: `find -L /var/vcap/store/postgresql/data -type f \( ! -user vcap -or -perm -g=w -or -perm -o=w \)` stdout should eq "" | passed |
Command: `find -L /var/vcap/store/postgresql/data -type f \( ! -user vcap -or -perm -g=w -or -perm -o=w \)` exit_status should cmp == 0 | passed |
Directory /usr/lib/postgresql/10/bin should be directory | passed |
Directory /usr/lib/postgresql/10/bin should be owned by "root" | passed |
Directory /usr/lib/postgresql/10/bin mode should cmp == "0755" | passed |
Command: `find -L /usr/lib/postgresql/10/bin -type f \( ! -user root -or -perm -g=w -or -perm -o=w \)` stdout should eq "" | passed |
Command: `find -L /usr/lib/postgresql/10/bin -type f \( ! -user root -or -perm -g=w -or -perm -o=w \)` exit_status should cmp == 0 | passed |
Directory /usr/lib/postgresql/10/lib should be directory | passed |
Directory /usr/lib/postgresql/10/lib should be owned by "root" | passed |
Directory /usr/lib/postgresql/10/lib mode should cmp == "0755" | passed |
Command: `find -L /usr/lib/postgresql/10/lib -type f \( ! -user root -or -perm -g=w -or -perm -o=w \)` stdout should eq "" | passed |
Command: `find -L /usr/lib/postgresql/10/lib -type f \( ! -user root -or -perm -g=w -or -perm -o=w \)` exit_status should cmp == 0 | passed |
Directory /usr/include/postgresql/10 should be directory | passed |
Directory /usr/include/postgresql/10 should be owned by "root" | passed |
Directory /usr/include/postgresql/10 mode should cmp == "0755" | passed |
Command: `find -L /usr/include/postgresql/10 -type f \( ! -user root -or -perm -g=w -or -perm -o=w \)` stdout should eq "" | passed |
Command: `find -L /usr/include/postgresql/10 -type f \( ! -user root -or -perm -g=w -or -perm -o=w \)` exit_status should cmp == 0 | passed |
Directory /usr/share/postgresql/10 should be directory | passed |
Directory /usr/share/postgresql/10 should be owned by "root" | passed |
Directory /usr/share/postgresql/10 mode should cmp == "0755" | passed |
Command: `find -L /usr/share/postgresql/10 -type f \( ! -user root -or -perm -g=w -or -perm -o=w \)` stdout should eq "" | passed |
Command: `find -L /usr/share/postgresql/10 -type f \( ! -user root -or -perm -g=w -or -perm -o=w \)` exit_status should cmp == 0 | passed |
Code
control "V-72853" do
title "Privileges to change PostgreSQL software modules must be limited."
desc "If the system were to allow any user to make changes to software
libraries, those changes might be implemented without undergoing the
appropriate testing and approvals that are part of a robust change management
process. Accordingly, only qualified and authorized individuals must be
allowed to obtain access to information system components for purposes of
initiating changes, including upgrades and modifications. Unmanaged changes
that occur to the database software libraries or configuration can lead to
unauthorized or compromised installations."
impact 0.5
tag "severity": "medium"
tag "gtitle": "SRG-APP-000133-DB-000179"
tag "gid": "V-72853"
tag "rid": "SV-87505r1_rule"
tag "stig_id": "PGS9-00-000700"
tag "cci": "CCI-001499"
tag "nist": ["CM-5 (6)", "Rev_4"]
tag "check": "Note: The following instructions use the PGDATA environment
variable. See supplementary content APPENDIX-F for instructions on configuring
PGDATA. As the database administrator (shown here as \"postgres\"), check the
permissions of configuration files for the database:
$ sudo su - postgres
$ ls -la ${PGDATA?}
If any files are not owned by the database owner or have permissions allowing
others to modify (write) configuration files, this is a finding.
As the server administrator, check the permissions on the shared libraries for
PostgreSQL:
$ sudo ls -la /usr/pgsql-9.5
$ sudo ls -la /usr/pgsql-9.5/bin
$ sudo ls -la /usr/pgsql-9.5/include
$ sudo ls -la /usr/pgsql-9.5/lib
$ sudo ls -la /usr/pgsql-9.5/share
If any files are not owned by root or have permissions allowing others to
modify (write) configuration files, this is a finding."
tag "fix": "Note: The following instructions use the PGDATA environment
variable. See supplementary content APPENDIX-F for instructions on configuring
PGDATA. As the database administrator (shown here as \"postgres\"), change
the ownership and permissions of configuration files in PGDATA:
$ sudo su - postgres
$ chown postgres:postgres ${PGDATA?}/postgresql.conf
$ chmod 0600 ${PGDATA?}/postgresql.conf
As the server administrator, change the ownership and permissions of shared
objects in /usr/pgsql-9.5/*.so
$ sudo chown root:root /usr/pgsql-9.5/lib/*.so
$ sudo chmod 0755 /usr/pgsql-9.5/lib/*.so
As the service administrator, change the ownership and permissions of
executables in /usr/pgsql-9.5/bin:
$ sudo chown root:root /usr/pgsql-9.5/bin/*
$ sudo chmod 0755 /usr/pgsql-9.5/bin/*"
describe directory(PG_DATA) do
it { should be_directory }
it { should be_owned_by PG_OWNER }
its('mode') { should cmp '0700' }
end
find_insecure_files= "find -L #{PG_DATA} -type f \\( ! -user #{PG_OWNER} "\
"-or -perm -g=w -or -perm -o=w \\)"
describe command(find_insecure_files) do
its('stdout') { should eq '' }
its('exit_status') { should cmp 0 }
end
PG_SHARED_LIBS.each do |dir|
describe directory(dir) do
it { should be_directory }
it { should be_owned_by 'root' }
its('mode') { should cmp '0755' }
end
find_insecure_libs = "find -L #{dir} -type f \\( ! -user root "\
"-or -perm -g=w -or -perm -o=w \\)"
describe command(find_insecure_libs) do
its('stdout') { should eq '' }
its('exit_status') { should cmp 0 }
end
end
end