Allocate access to system user catalogs are not limited to system programmers only.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-4850	ACP00135	SV-4850r2_rule	DCCS-1 DCCS-2 ECAR-1 ECAR-2 ECAR-3 ECCD-1 ECCD-2	Medium

Description
System catalogs are the basis for locating all files on the system. Unauthorized access could result in the compromise of the operating system environment, ACP, and customer data.

STIG	Date
z/OS ACF2 STIG	2016-01-04

Details

Check Text ( C-30316r1_chk )
a) Refer to the following reports produced by the Data Set and Resource Data Collection: - SENSITVE.RPT(CATURPT) - User Catalogs Automated Analysis Refer to the following report produced by the Data Set and Resource Data Collection: - PDI(ACP00135) ___ The ACP data set rules for System Catalogs allow inappropriate access. ___ The ACP data set rules for User Catalogs do not restrict ALTER access / ALTER and SCRATCH (TSS) to only z/OS systems programming personnel. ___ The ACP data set rules for User Catalogs do not specify that all (i.e., failures and successes) ALTER access will be logged. b) If all of the above are untrue, there is NO FINDING. c) If any of the above is true, this is a FINDING.

Check Text ( C-30316r1_chk )

a) Refer to the following reports produced by the Data Set and Resource Data Collection:

- SENSITVE.RPT(CATURPT) - User Catalogs

Automated Analysis
Refer to the following report produced by the Data Set and Resource Data Collection:

- PDI(ACP00135)

___ The ACP data set rules for System Catalogs allow inappropriate access.

___ The ACP data set rules for User Catalogs do not restrict ALTER access / ALTER and SCRATCH (TSS) to only z/OS systems programming personnel.

___ The ACP data set rules for User Catalogs do not specify that all (i.e., failures and successes) ALTER access will be logged.

b) If all of the above are untrue, there is NO FINDING.

c) If any of the above is true, this is a FINDING.

Fix Text (F-17106r1_fix)
Review access authorization to critical system files. Evaluate the impact of correcting the deficiency. Develop a plan of action and implement the changes as required to protect USER CATALOGS. The IAO will ensure that allocate access to USER CATALOGS are limited to system programmers only and all allocate access is logged.