On Classified Systems the Processor Resource/Systems Manager (PR/SM) must not allow access to system complex data.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-24382	HLP0050	SV-30057r1_rule	ECCD-1 ECCD-2	Medium

Description
Allowing unrestricted access to all Logical Partition data could result in the possibility of unauthorized access and updating of data. This could also impact the integrity of the processing environment.

STIG	Date
IBM HARDWARE MANAGEMENT CONSOLE (HMC) STIG	2014-04-10

Details

Check Text ( C-3644r1_chk )
Have the Systems Administrator or Systems Programmer use the Hardware Management Console; to verify that the classified Logical Partition system data cannot be viewed by other Logical Partitions. Use the Security Definitions Panel to do this. The Global Performance Data Control option must be turned off. NOTE: The default is that the Global Performance Data Control option is turned off. If the PR/SM allows access to system complex data then, this is a FINDING.

Check Text ( C-3644r1_chk )

Have the Systems Administrator or Systems Programmer use the Hardware Management Console; to verify that the classified Logical Partition system data cannot be viewed by other Logical Partitions.

Use the Security Definitions Panel to do this. The Global Performance Data Control option must be turned off.

NOTE: The default is that the Global Performance Data Control option is turned off.

If the PR/SM allows access to system complex data then, this is a FINDING.

Fix Text (F-2349r1_fix)
Have the Systems Administrator or Systems Programmer use the Hardware Management Console, to verify that the classified Logical Partition system data cannot be viewed by other Logical Partitions. Use the Security Definitions Panel to do this. The Global Performance Data Control option must be turned off.