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The MySQL Database Server 8.0 must initiate session auditing upon startup.

Overview

Finding IDVersionRule IDIA ControlsSeverity
V-235159MYS8-00-007800SV-235159r960888_ruleCCI-001464medium
Description
Session auditing is for use when a user's activities are under investigation. To be sure of capturing all activity during those periods when session auditing is in use, it needs to be in operation for the whole time the Database Management System (DBMS) is running.
STIGDate
Oracle MySQL 8.0 Security Technical Implementation Guide2024-09-04

Related Frameworks

1 mapping across 2 frameworks
NIST 800-530 mappings

No source states a mapping between these directly.

Also reachable in 2 hops (29) derived by us, not asserted by any source

Each of these is a route we composed by chaining published mappings. No publisher states a relationship between the two endpoints.

AC-17(1)Monitoring and Control
1.00
AC-2(4)Automated Audit Actions
1.00
AC-3Access Enforcement
1.00
AC-6(9)Log Use of Privileged Functions
1.00
AU-10Non-repudiation
1.00
AU-12Audit Record Generation
1.00
AU-12(3)Changes by Authorized Individuals
1.00
AU-14(1)System Start-up
1.00
AU-14(2)Capture and Record Content
1.00
AU-3Content of Audit Records
1.00

+19 more (top 10 by confidence shown)

CCI1 mapping
CCI-001464
1.00

Details

Check Text (C-235159r960888_chk)

Determine if an audit is configured and enabled. The my.cnf file will set the variable audit_file. Review the my.cnf file for the following entries: [mysqld] plugin-load-add=audit_log.so audit-log=FORCE_PLUS_PERMANENT If these entries are not present. This is a finding. Execute the following query: SELECT PLUGIN_NAME, PLUGIN_STATUS FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.PLUGINS WHERE PLUGIN_NAME LIKE 'audit%'; The status of the "audit_log plugin" must be "active". If it is not "active", this is a finding. Review audit filters and associated users by running the following queries: SELECT `audit_log_filter`.`NAME`, `audit_log_filter`.`FILTER` FROM `mysql`.`audit_log_filter`; SELECT `audit_log_user`.`USER`, `audit_log_user`.`HOST`, `audit_log_user`.`FILTERNAME` FROM `mysql`.`audit_log_user`; All currently defined audits for the MySQL server instance will be listed. If no audits are returned, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-38341r623598_fix)

Configure the MySQL Audit to automatically start during system startup. Add to the my.cnf: [mysqld] plugin-load-add=audit_log.so audit-log=FORCE_PLUS_PERMANENT audit-log-format=JSON