Websphere MQ switch profiles must be properly defined to the MQADMIN class.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-6960	ZWMQ0051	SV-7261r3_rule		High

Description
WebSphere MQ resources allow for the control of administrator functions, connections, commands, queues, processes, and namelists. Some resources provide the ability to disable or bypass security checking. Failure to properly protect WebSphere MQ resources may result in unauthorized access. This exposure could compromise the availability, integrity, and confidentiality of system services, applications, and customer data.

Description

WebSphere MQ resources allow for the control of administrator functions, connections, commands, queues, processes, and namelists. Some resources provide the ability to disable or bypass security checking. Failure to properly protect WebSphere MQ resources may result in unauthorized access. This exposure could compromise the availability, integrity, and confidentiality of system services, applications, and customer data.

STIG	Date
z/OS ACF2 STIG	2019-12-12

Details

Check Text ( C-19832r2_chk )
a) Refer to the following report produced by the OS/390 & z/OS Data Collection: - MQSRPT(ssid) NOTE: ssid is the queue manager name (a.k.a., subsystem identifier). Automated Analysis requires Additional Analysis. Automated Analysis Refer to the following report produced by the OS/390 & z/OS Data Collection: - PDI(ZWMQ0051) b) Review the Security switches identified in response to the DISPLAY SECURITY command in each ssid report(s). If the all of the following switches specify ON, there is NO FINDING. SUBSYSTEM CONNECTION COMMAND CONTEXT ALTERNATE USER PROCESS NAMELIST QUEUE COMMAND RESOURCES c) If SUBSYSTEM specifies OFF, this is a FINDING with a severity of Category I. d) If any of the other above switches specify OFF (other than the exception mentioned below), this is a FINDING downgrade the severity to a Category II. e) If COMMAND RESOURCE Security switch specify OFF, there is NO FINDING. NOTE: At the discretion of the IAO, COMMAND RESOURCE Security switch may specify OFF, by defining ssid.NO.CMD.RESC.CHECKS in the TYPE(MQA).

Check Text ( C-19832r2_chk )

a) Refer to the following report produced by the OS/390 & z/OS Data Collection:

- MQSRPT(ssid)

NOTE: ssid is the queue manager name (a.k.a., subsystem identifier).

Automated Analysis requires Additional Analysis.
Automated Analysis
Refer to the following report produced by the OS/390 & z/OS Data Collection:

- PDI(ZWMQ0051)

b) Review the Security switches identified in response to the DISPLAY SECURITY command in each ssid report(s). If the all of the following switches specify ON, there is NO FINDING.

SUBSYSTEM
CONNECTION
COMMAND
CONTEXT
ALTERNATE USER
PROCESS
NAMELIST
QUEUE
COMMAND RESOURCES

c) If SUBSYSTEM specifies OFF, this is a FINDING with a severity of Category I.

d) If any of the other above switches specify OFF (other than the exception mentioned below), this is a FINDING downgrade the severity to a Category II.

e) If COMMAND RESOURCE Security switch specify OFF, there is NO FINDING.

NOTE: At the discretion of the IAO, COMMAND RESOURCE Security switch may specify OFF, by defining ssid.NO.CMD.RESC.CHECKS in the TYPE(MQA).

Fix Text (F-18780r1_fix)
The IAO will ensure that all Switch Profiles do not have the resource ssid.NO defined to the MQADMIN resource class with the exception of ssid.NO.CMD.RESC.CHECKS. ssid is the queue manager name (a.k.a., subsystem identifier). Ensure that all of the following switches specify ON. SUBSYSTEM CONNECTION COMMAND CONTEXT ALTERNATE USER PROCESS NAMELIST QUEUE COMMAND RESOURCES Example: $KEY(ssid) TYPE(MQA) ALTERNATE.USER.- UID() PREVENT CONTEXT.- UID() PREVENT RESLEVEL UID() PREVENT - UID() PREVENT NOTE: At the discretion of the IAO, COMMAND RESOURCE Security switch may specify OFF, by defining ssid.NO.CMD.RESC.CHECKS in the TYPE(MQA). Example: $KEY(ssid) TYPE(MQA) NO.CMD.RESC.CHECKS UID(*) PREVENT

Fix Text (F-18780r1_fix)

The IAO will ensure that all Switch Profiles do not have the resource ssid.NO defined to the MQADMIN resource class with the exception of ssid.NO.CMD.RESC.CHECKS.

ssid is the queue manager name (a.k.a., subsystem identifier).

Ensure that all of the following switches specify ON.

SUBSYSTEM
CONNECTION
COMMAND
CONTEXT
ALTERNATE USER
PROCESS
NAMELIST
QUEUE
COMMAND RESOURCES

Example:

$KEY(ssid) TYPE(MQA)
ALTERNATE.USER.- UID(*) PREVENT
CONTEXT.- UID(*) PREVENT
RESLEVEL UID(*) PREVENT
- UID(*) PREVENT

NOTE: At the discretion of the IAO, COMMAND RESOURCE Security switch may specify OFF, by defining ssid.NO.CMD.RESC.CHECKS in the TYPE(MQA).

Example:

$KEY(ssid) TYPE(MQA)
NO.CMD.RESC.CHECKS UID(*) PREVENT