controls::restrict access to sysproc auth list groups for authid
Overview
Puppet controls are Puppet defined types that ensure a certain security control is implemented. Puppet changes the system in order to make the system compliant.
Description of the control
The table function SYSPROC.AUTH_LIST_GROUPS_FOR_AUTHID returns the groups for the specified authorization ID. In a non-restrictive database this table function has EXECUTE granted to public. It is recommended that public should not be able to execute this routine.
Rationale
A malicious user may use this function to conduct information gathering regarding the groups that users belong to.
Skipping
To deliberately skip this control (e.g. meaning don’t use Puppet to enforce this setting), we provide you with two ways:
1) Add db2_secured::controls::restrict_access_to_sysproc_auth_list_groups_for_authid: skip to your hiera data. This will skip this control for ALL systems.
3) Add an entry with the content restrict_access_to_sysproc_auth_list_groups_for_authid to the array value db2_secured::skip_list in your hiera data.
Benchmarks
This control is used in the following benchmarks:
- db11 CIS V1.0.0 - paragraph 4.4.6
Attributes
| Attribute Name | Short Description |
|---|---|
| title | The database identifier to apply the control to. |
title
The database identifier to apply the control to.
All controls need an database identifier to apply the control to. Here is a simple example:
db2_secured::controls::control_name { 'db2inst1/MYDB':}
In this example, the string dbinst1 is the instance, the string MYDB is the database to apply the control to.
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