MariaDB must generate audit records when categories of information (e.g., classification levels/security levels) are modified.
An XCCDF Rule
Description
<VulnDiscussion>Changes in categories of information must be tracked. Without an audit trail, unauthorized access to protected data could go undetected. For detailed information on categorizing information, refer to FIPS Publication 199, Standards for Security Categorization of Federal Information and Information Systems, and FIPS Publication 200, Minimum Security Requirements for Federal Information and Information Systems.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>
- ID
- SV-253756r961809_rule
- Severity
- Medium
- References
- Updated
Remediation - Manual Procedure
The MariaDB Enterprise Audit plugin can be configured to audit these changes.
Update necessary audit filters to include query_event ALL. Example:
MariaDB> DELETE FROM mysql.server_audit_filters WHERE filtername = 'default';