Detections
Analytics
VCPG-70-000003 - VMware Postgres configuration files must not be accessible by unauthorized users.
Information
VMware Postgres has a few configuration files that directly control the security posture of the database management system (DBMS). Protecting these files from unauthorized access and modification is fundamental to ensuring the security of VMware Postgres.Satisfies: SRG-APP-000090-DB-000065, SRG-APP-000121-DB-000202, SRG-APP-000122-DB-000203, SRG-APP-000123-DB-000204, SRG-APP-000380-DB-000360
Solution
At the command prompt, run the following commands:# chmod 600 <file>
# chown vpostgres:vpgmongrp <file>
Note: Replace <file> with the file that has incorrect permissions.
See Also
https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_VMW_vSphere_7-0_Y23M07_STIG.zip
Item Details
Audit Name: DISA STIG VMware vSphere 7.0 PostgreSQL v1r2
Category: AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY, CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT
References: 800-53|AU-9, 800-53|AU-12b., 800-53|CM-5(1), CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000171, CCI|CCI-001493, CCI|CCI-001494, CCI|CCI-001495, CCI|CCI-001813, Rule-ID|SV-256593r887565_rule, STIG-ID|VCPG-70-000003, Vuln-ID|V-256593
Plugin: Unix
Control ID: 6a6da82f34b9eaace84f0b61bc5d4acb4cff1997e9611fc2c953bc9843107179