The IBM z/VM System administrator must develop routines and processes for notification in the event of audit failure.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-237967	IBMZ-VM-002370	SV-237967r649741_rule		Medium

Description
Audit processing failures include, for example, software/hardware errors, failures in the audit capturing mechanisms, and audit storage capacity being reached or exceeded. Without proper notification vital audit records may be lost.

STIG	Date
IBM zVM Using CA VM:Secure Security Technical Implementation Guide	2022-08-31

Details

Check Text ( C-41177r649739_chk )
Ask the system administrator (SA) for documented routines and procures for notification in the event of audit failure. If there are no routines or procedures or they are not documented and filed with the ISSO, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-41136r649740_fix)
Develop a procedure for notification in the event of audit failure.