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The DBMS must generate audit records when security objects are modified.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-89413 VRAU-PG-000375 SV-100063r1_rule Medium
Description
Changes in the database objects (tables, views, procedures, functions) that record and control permissions, privileges, and roles granted to users and roles must be tracked. Without an audit trail, unauthorized changes to the security subsystem could go undetected. The database could be severely compromised or rendered inoperative.
STIG Date
VMW vRealize Automation 7.x PostgreSQL Security Technical Implementation Guide 2018-10-12

Details

Check Text ( C-89105r1_chk )
At the command prompt, execute the following command:

# grep '^\s*log_statement\b' /storage/db/pgdata/postgresql.conf

If "log_statement" is not "all", this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-96155r1_fix)
At the command prompt, execute the following commands:

# /opt/vmware/vpostgres/current/bin/psql -U postgres -c "ALTER SYSTEM SET log_statement TO 'all';"
# /opt/vmware/vpostgres/current/bin/psql -U postgres -c "SELECT pg_reload_conf();"