CA VM:Secure product CONFIG file must be restricted to appropriate personnel.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-237960	IBMZ-VM-001250	SV-237960r649720_rule		Medium

Description
Configuration settings are the set of parameters that can be changed in hardware, software, or firmware components of the system that affect the security posture and/or functionality of the system. Security-related parameters are those parameters impacting the security state of the system, including the parameters required to satisfy other security control requirements. Security-related parameters include, for example: registry settings; account, file, directory permission settings; and settings for functions, ports, protocols, services, and remote connections.

Description

Configuration settings are the set of parameters that can be changed in hardware, software, or firmware components of the system that affect the security posture and/or functionality of the system. Security-related parameters are those parameters impacting the security state of the system, including the parameters required to satisfy other security control requirements. Security-related parameters include, for example: registry settings; account, file, directory permission settings; and settings for functions, ports, protocols, services, and remote connections.

STIG	Date
IBM zVM Using CA VM:Secure Security Technical Implementation Guide	2021-06-16

Details

Check Text ( C-41170r649718_chk )
Query the CA VM:Secure Product rules. If there are product rules granting access to the disk on which the product “CONFIG” file resides for system administrators only, this is not a finding.

Fix Text (F-41129r649719_fix)
Create rules in the CA VM:Secure product Rules Facility that restricts access to the disk where the product “CONFIG” file resides to system administrators only.