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ACF2 PPGM GSO record value must specify protected programs that are only executed by privileged users.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-223459 ACF2-ES-000390 SV-223459r533198_rule Medium
Description
Preventing non-privileged users from executing privileged functions mitigates the risk that unauthorized individuals or processes may gain unnecessary access to information or privileges. Privileged functions include, for example, establishing accounts, performing system integrity checks, or administering cryptographic key management activities. Non-privileged users are individuals that do not possess appropriate authorizations. Circumventing intrusion detection and prevention mechanisms or malicious code protection mechanisms are examples of privileged functions that require protection from non-privileged users.
STIG Date
IBM z/OS ACF2 Security Technical Implementation Guide 2021-03-29

Details

Check Text ( C-25132r504504_chk )
From the ACF command screen enter:
SET CONTROL(GSO)
LIST LIKE(PPGM-)

Refer to the table of Sensitive Utilities resources and/or generic equivalent as detailed in the table.

If all applicable programs or their generic equivalent referenced below are represented by GSO PPGM record values, this is not a finding.

Sensitive Utility Controls
Program Product Function
AHLGTF z/OS System Activity Tracing
HHLGTF
IHLGTF

ICPIOCP z/OS System Configuration
IOPIOCP
IXPIOCP
IYPIOCP
IZPIOCP

BLSROPTR z/OS Data Management

DEBE OS/DEBE Data Management

DITTO OS/DITTO Data Management

FDRZAPOP FDR Product Internal Modification

GIMSMP SMP/E Change Management Product

ICKDSF z/OS DASD Management

IDCSC01 z/OS IDCAMS Set Cache Module

IEHINITT z/OS Tape Management

IFASMFDP z/OS SMF Data Dump Utility

IND$FILE z/OS PC to Mainframe File Transfer
(Applicable only for classified systems)

CSQJU003 IBM WebSphereMQ
CSQJU004
CSQUCVX
CSQ1LOGP
CSQUTIL

WHOIS z/OS Share MOD to identify user name from USERID.
Restricted to data center personnel only.
Fix Text (F-25120r504505_fix)
Configure the PPGM GSO value indicating protected programs that are only executed by privileged users in the table below.

Sensitive Utility Controls
Program Product Function
AHLGTF z/OS System Activity Tracing
HHLGTF
IHLGTF

ICPIOCP z/OS System Configuration
IOPIOCP
IXPIOCP
IYPIOCP
IZPIOCP

BLSROPTR z/OS Data Management

DEBE OS/DEBE Data Management

DITTO OS/DITTO Data Management

FDRZAPOP FDR Product Internal Modification

GIMSMP SMP/E Change Management Product

ICKDSF z/OS DASD Management

IDCSC01 z/OS IDCAMS Set Cache Module

IEHINITT z/OS Tape Management

IFASMFDP z/OS SMF Data Dump Utility

IND$FILE z/OS PC to Mainframe File Transfer
(Applicable only for classified systems)

CSQJU003 IBM WebSphereMQ
CSQJU004
CSQUCVX
CSQ1LOGP
CSQUTIL

WHOIS z/OS Share MOD to identify user name from USERID.
Restricted to data center personnel only.

Define protected programs that can only be executed by privileged users.

PGM MASK(pgm mask1, ...,pgm-mask255)

Example:
SET C(GSO)
INSERT PPGM PGM-MASK()

F ACF2,REFRESH(PPGM)