V-72957
Severity: Medium
Generated
2019-05-20 15:48:11.984914
Status
PostgreSQL must be able to generate audit records when security objects are accessed.
NIST 800-53
STIG # | Description | Result |
---|---|---|
AU-12 | AU-12: Audit Generation | failed |
Guidance
Changes to the security configuration must be tracked. This requirement applies to situations where security data is retrieved or modified via data manipulation operations, as opposed to via specialized security functionality. In an SQL environment, types of access include, but are not necessarily limited to: CREATE SELECT INSERT UPDATE DELETE PREPARE EXECUTE ALTER DRO.
Check
First, as the database administrator, verify pgaudit is enabled by running the following SQL: $ sudo su - postgres $ psql -c “SHOW shared_preload_libraries” If the output does not contain pgaudit, this is a finding. Next, verify that role, read, write, and ddl auditing are enabled: $ psql -c “SHOW pgaudit.log” If the output does not contain role, read, write, and ddl, this is a finding.
Fix
Note: The following instructions use the PGDATA environment variable. See supplementary content APPENDIX-F for instructions on configuring PGDATA. Using pgaudit PostgreSQL can be configured to audit these requests. See supplementary content APPENDIX-B for documentation on installing pgaudit. With pgaudit installed the following configurations can be made: $ sudo su - postgres $ vi ${PGDATA?}/postgresql.conf Add the following parameters (or edit existing parameters): pgaudit.log=‘ddl, role, read, write’ Now, as the system administrator, reload the server with the new configuration: # SYSTEMD SERVER ONLY $ sudo systemctl reload postgresql-9.5 # INITD SERVER ONLY $ sudo service postgresql-9.5 reload
Test Results
Result | |
---|---|
PostgreSQL query: SHOW shared_preload_libraries; output should include "pgaudit" | passed |
PostgreSQL query: SHOW pgaudit.log; output should include "ddl" | passed |
PostgreSQL query: SHOW pgaudit.log; output should include "read" | failed |
PostgreSQL query: SHOW pgaudit.log; output should include "role" | passed |
PostgreSQL query: SHOW pgaudit.log; output should include "write" | failed |
Code
control "V-72957" do
title "PostgreSQL must be able to generate audit records when security objects
are accessed."
desc "Changes to the security configuration must be tracked.
This requirement applies to situations where security data is retrieved or
modified via data manipulation operations, as opposed to via specialized
security functionality.
In an SQL environment, types of access include, but are not necessarily
limited to:
CREATE
SELECT
INSERT
UPDATE
DELETE
PREPARE
EXECUTE
ALTER
DRO."
impact 0.5
tag "severity": "medium"
tag "gtitle": "SRG-APP-000492-DB-000332"
tag "gid": "V-72957"
tag "rid": "SV-87609r1_rule"
tag "stig_id": "PGS9-00-006000"
tag "cci": "CCI-000172"
tag "nist": ["AU-12 c", "Rev_4"]
tag "check": "First, as the database administrator, verify pgaudit is enabled
by running the following SQL:
$ sudo su - postgres
$ psql -c \"SHOW shared_preload_libraries\"
If the output does not contain pgaudit, this is a finding.
Next, verify that role, read, write, and ddl auditing are enabled:
$ psql -c \"SHOW pgaudit.log\"
If the output does not contain role, read, write, and ddl, 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.
Using pgaudit PostgreSQL can be configured to audit these requests. See
supplementary content APPENDIX-B for documentation on installing pgaudit.
With pgaudit installed the following configurations can be made:
$ sudo su - postgres
$ vi ${PGDATA?}/postgresql.conf
Add the following parameters (or edit existing parameters):
pgaudit.log='ddl, role, read, write'
Now, as the system administrator, reload the server with the new configuration:
# SYSTEMD SERVER ONLY
$ sudo systemctl reload postgresql-9.5
# INITD SERVER ONLY
$ sudo service postgresql-9.5 reload"
sql = postgres_session(PG_DBA, PG_DBA_PASSWORD, PG_HOST)
describe sql.query('SHOW shared_preload_libraries;', [PG_DB]) do
its('output') { should include 'pgaudit' }
end
pgaudit_types = %w(ddl read role write)
pgaudit_types.each do |type|
describe sql.query('SHOW pgaudit.log;', [PG_DB]) do
its('output') { should include type }
end
end
end