The vROps PostgreSQL DB must provide an immediate real-time alert to appropriate support staff of all audit failure events requiring real-time alerts.

From VMW vRealize Operations Manager 6.x PostgreSQL Security Technical Implementation Guide

Associated with: CCI-001858

SV-98935r1_rule The vROps PostgreSQL DB must provide an immediate real-time alert to appropriate support staff of all audit failure events requiring real-time alerts.

Vulnerability discussion

It is critical for the appropriate personnel to be aware if a system is at risk of failing to process audit logs as required. Without a real-time alert, security personnel may be unaware of an impending failure of the audit capability, and system operation may be adversely affected. The appropriate support staff include, at a minimum, the ISSO and the DBA/SA.Alerts provide organizations with urgent messages. Real-time alerts provide these messages immediately (i.e., the time from event detection to alert occurs in seconds or less).

Check content

At the command prompt, execute the following command: # grep '^\s*syslog_facility\b' /storage/db/vcops/vpostgres/data/postgresql.conf If "syslog_facility" is not set to "local0", this is a finding.

Fix text

At the command prompt, execute the following commands: # /opt/vmware/vpostgres/current/bin/psql -U postgres -c "ALTER SYSTEM SET syslog_facility TO 'local0';" # /opt/vmware/vpostgres/current/bin/psql -U postgres -c "SELECT pg_reload_conf();"

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