MariaDB must generate audit records when unsuccessful logons or connection attempts occur.
An XCCDF Rule
Description
<VulnDiscussion>For completeness of forensic analysis, it is necessary to track failed attempts to log on to MariaDB. While positive identification may not be possible in a case of failed authentication, as much information as possible about the incident must be captured.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>
- ID
- SV-253765r879874_rule
- Severity
- Medium
- References
- Updated
Remediation - Manual Procedure
Edit the necessary filters to include connect_events connect. Example:
MariaDB> DELETE FROM mysql.server_audit_filters WHERE filtername = 'default';
MariaDB> INSERT INTO mysql.server_audit_filters (filtername, rule)
VALUES ('default',