V-72963

Severity: Medium

Generated

2019-05-20 15:48:11.984914

Status

Failed

PostgreSQL must generate audit records when unsuccessful attempts to delete security objects occur.

NIST 800-53

STIG # Description Result
AU-12 AU-12: Audit Generation failed

Guidance

The removal of security objects from the database/PostgreSQL would seriously degrade a system’s information assurance posture. If such an action is attempted, it must be logged. To aid in diagnosis, it is necessary to keep track of failed attempts in addition to the successful ones.

Check

Note: The following instructions use the PGDATA environment variable. See supplementary content APPENDIX-F for instructions on configuring PGDATA. 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. Configure PostgreSQL to produce audit records when unsuccessful attempts to delete security objects occur. All errors and denials are logged if logging is enabled. To ensure that logging is enabled, review supplementary content APPENDIX-C for instructions on enabling logging. 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-72963" do
  title "PostgreSQL must generate audit records when unsuccessful attempts to
  delete security objects occur."
  desc  "The removal of security objects from the database/PostgreSQL would
  seriously degrade a system's information assurance posture. If such an action
  is attempted, it must be logged.
  To aid in diagnosis, it is necessary to keep track of failed attempts in
  addition to the successful ones."
  impact 0.5
  tag "severity": "medium"
  tag "gtitle": "SRG-APP-000501-DB-000337"
  tag "gid": "V-72963"
  tag "rid": "SV-87615r1_rule"
  tag "stig_id": "PGS9-00-006300"
  tag "cci": "CCI-000172"
  tag "nist": ["AU-12 c", "Rev_4"]
  tag "check": "Note: The following instructions use the PGDATA environment
  variable. See supplementary content APPENDIX-F for instructions on configuring
  PGDATA.
  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.
  Configure PostgreSQL to produce audit records when unsuccessful attempts to
  delete security objects occur.
  All errors and denials are logged if logging is enabled. To ensure that
  logging is enabled, review supplementary content APPENDIX-C for instructions
  on enabling logging.
  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