| V-184 | High | LOGONIDs must not be defined to SYS1.UADS for non-emergency use. | SYS1.UADS is a dataset where LOGONIDs will be maintained with applicable password information when the ACP is not functional. If an unauthorized user has access to SYS1.UADS, they could enter... |
| V-69231 | High | The SSH daemon must be configured to use a FIPS 140-2 compliant cryptographic algorithm. | Use of weak or untested encryption algorithms undermines the purposes of utilizing encryption to protect data. Cryptographic modules must adhere to the higher standards approved by the federal... |
| V-6991 | High | UID(0) is improperly assigned. | User identifiers (ACF2 logonids, RACF userids, and Top Secret ACIDs), groups, and started tasks that use z/OS UNIX facilities are defined to an ACP with attributes including UID and GID. If these... |
| V-276 | High | The PROTECTALL SETROPTS value specified is improperly set. | When PROTECTALL processing is active and set to FAIL, the system automatically rejects any request to create or access a data set that is not RACF protected.
Temporary data sets that comply with... |
| V-112 | High | Write or greater access to SYS1.LPALIB must be limited to system programmers only.
| SYS1.LPALIB is automatically APF-authorized during IPL processing and can contain SVCs. LPA modules, once loaded into the Link Pack Area, are capable of performing APF-authorized functions. This... |
| V-108 | High | SYS1.PARMLIB is not limited to only system programmers. | SYS1.PARMLIB contains the parameters which control system IPL, configuration characteristics, security facilities, and performance. Unauthorized access could result in the compromise of the... |
| V-114 | High | Write or greater access to all LPA libraries must be limited to system programmers only. | LPA modules, once loaded into the Link Pack Area, are capable of performing APF-authorized functions. This authorization allows a program to bypass various levels of security checking.... |
| V-118 | High | The ACP security data sets and/or databases must be properly protected. | The Access Control Program (ACP) database files contain all access control information for the operating system environment and system resources. Unauthorized access could result in the compromise... |
| V-119 | High | Access greater than Read to the System Master Catalog must be limited to system programmers only. | 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.
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| V-113 | High | Update and allocate access to all APF -authorized libraries are not limited to system programmers only. | The Authorized Program List designates those libraries that can contain program modules which possess a significant level of security bypass capability. Unauthorized access could result in the... |
| V-110 | High | Write or greater access to SYS1.SVCLIB must be limited to system programmers only. | This data set is automatically APF-authorized, contains system SVCs, and may also contain I/O appendages. Unauthorized access could result in the compromise of the operating system environment,... |
| V-111 | High | Write or greater access to SYS1.IMAGELIB must be limited to system programmers only.
| SYS1.IMAGELIB is a partitioned data set containing universal character set (UCS), forms control buffer (FCB), and printer control information. Most IBM standard UCS images are included in... |
| V-116 | High | Write or greater access to libraries that contain PPT modules must be limited to system programmers only. | Specific PPT designated program modules possess significant security bypass capabilities. Unauthorized access could result in the compromise of the operating system environment, ACP, and customer data. |
| V-115 | High | Write or greater access to SYS1.NUCLEUS must be limited to system programmers only. | This data set contains a large portion of the system initialization (IPL) programs and pointers to the master and alternate master catalog. Unauthorized access could result in the compromise of... |
| V-71223 | High | Libraries included in the system REXXLIB concatenation must be properly protected. | The libraries included in the system REXXLIB concatenation can contain program modules which possess a significant level of security bypass capability. Unauthorized access could result in the... |
| V-15209 | High | Site does not maintain documented procedures to apply security related software patches to their system and does not maintain a log of when these patches were applied. | Vendors' code may contain vulnerabilities that may be exploited to cause denial of service or to violate the integrity of the system or data on the System. Most vendors develop patches to correct... |
| V-122 | High | Write or greater access to SYS1.UADS must be limited to system programmers only and read and update access must be limited to system programmer personnel and/or security personnel. | SYS1.UADS is the data set where emergency USERIDs are maintained. This ensures that logon processing can occur even if the ACP is not functional. Unauthorized access could result in the compromise... |
| V-129 | High | Write or greater access to Libraries containing EXIT modules must be limited to system programmers only. | System exits have a wide range of uses and capabilities within any system. Exits may introduce security exposures within the system, modify audit trails, and alter individual user capabilities.... |
| V-234 | High | All system PROCLIB data sets must be limited to system programmers only | Unauthorized access to PROCLIB data sets referenced in the JES2 procedure can allow unauthorized modifications to STCs and other system level procedures. This could result in the compromise of... |
| V-3900 | High | Vendor-supplied user accounts for the WebSphere Application Server are defined to the ACP. | Vendor-supplied user accounts are defined to the ACP with factory-set passwords during the installation of the WebSphere Application Server (WAS). These user accounts are common to all WAS... |
| V-65649 | High | NIST FIPS-validated cryptography must be used to protect passwords in the security database. | Use of weak or untested encryption algorithms undermines the purposes of utilizing encryption to protect data. Cryptographic modules must adhere to the higher standards approved by the federal... |
| V-6958 | High | WebSphere MQ channel security must be implemented in accordance with security requirements. | WebSphere MQ Channel security can be configured to provide authentication, message privacy, and message integrity between queue managers. Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) uses encryption techniques,... |
| V-36 | High | Dynamic lists must be protected in accordance with proper security requirements. | Dynamic lists provide a method of making z/OS system changes without interrupting the availability of the operating system. Failure to properly control access to these facilities could result in... |
| V-6960 | High | WebSphere MQ "switch" profiles are improperly defined to the MQADMIN class. | 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... |
| V-64803 | High | The RACF System REXX IRRPWREX security data set must be properly protected. | The RACF System REXX named IRRPWREX contains sensitive access control and password information for the operating system environment and system resources. Unauthorized access could result in the... |
| V-69229 | High | The SSH daemon must be configured to only use the SSHv2 protocol.
| SSHv1 is not a DoD-approved protocol and has many well-known vulnerability exploits. Exploits of the SSH daemon could provide immediate root access to the system. |
| V-7545 | High | Unsupported system software is installed and active on the system. | When a vendor drops support of System Software, they no longer maintain security vulnerability patches to the software. Without vulnerability patches, it is impossible to verify that the system... |
| V-6970 | High | z/OS UNIX resources must be protected in accordance with security requirements. | z/OS UNIX ACP-defined resources consist of sensitive capabilities including SUPERUSER, daemon, and numerous file manipulation privileges. Missing or inaccurate protection of these resources could... |
| V-6972 | High | z/OS UNIX SUPERUSER resource must be protected in accordance with guidelines.
| z/OS UNIX ACP-defined resources consist of sensitive capabilities including SUPERUSER, daemon, and numerous file manipulation privileges. Missing or inaccurate protection of these resources could... |
| V-3899 | Medium | The CBIND Resource Class for the WebSphere Application Server is not configured in accordance with security requirements.
| SAF resources provide the ability to control access to functions and services of the WebSphere Application Server (WAS) environment. Many of these resources provide operational and administrative... |
| V-3898 | Medium | HFS objects for the WebSphere Application Server are not protected in accordance with the proper security requirements. | HFS directories and files provide the configuration, operational, and executable properties of the WebSphere Application Server (WAS) environment. Many of these objects are responsible for the... |
| V-6919 | Medium | JES2 input sources are not controlled in accordance with theh proper security requirements. | JES2 input sources provide a variety of channels for job submission. Failure to properly control the use of these input sources could result in unauthorized submission of work into the operating... |
| V-6918 | Medium | RJE workstations and NJE nodes are not controlled in accordance with STIG requirements. | JES2 RJE workstations and NJE nodes provide a method of sending and receiving data (e.g., jobs, job output, and commands) from remote locations. Failure to properly identify and control these... |
| V-6916 | Medium | RJE workstations and NJE nodes are not controlled in accordance with security requirements. | JES2 RJE workstations and NJE nodes provide a method of sending and receiving data (e.g., jobs, job output, and commands) from remote locations. Failure to properly identify and control these... |
| V-3897 | Medium | MVS data sets for the WebSphere Application Server are not protected in accordance with the proper security requirements. | MVS data sets provide the configuration, operational, and executable properties of the WebSphere Application Server (WAS) environment. Failure to properly protect these data sets may lead to... |
| V-3895 | Medium | DFSMS control data sets must be protected in accordance with security requirements. | DFSMS control data sets provide the configuration and operational characteristics of the system-managed storage environment. Failure to properly protect these data sets may result in unauthorized... |
| V-6997 | Medium | The z/OS Default Userid is not properly defined with the corresponding FACILITY Class Profile. | The OMVS Default user is optional for z/OS systems. If used, it must be properly defined with a corresponding FACILITY Class profile to ensure proper security measures can be taken. |
| V-69233 | Medium | The SSH daemon must be configured with the Department of Defense (DoD) logon banner. | Failure to display the DoD logon banner prior to a logon attempt will negate legal proceedings resulting from unauthorized access to system resources. |
| V-69235 | Medium | SMF recording options for the SSH daemon must be configured to write SMF records for all eligible events. | SMF data collection is the basic unit of tracking of all system functions and actions. Included in this tracking data are the audit trails from each of the ACPs. If the control options for the... |
| V-6992 | Medium | z/OS UNIX user accounts are not properly defined. | User identifiers (ACF2 logonids, RACF userids, and Top Secret ACIDs), groups, and started tasks that use z/OS UNIX facilities are defined to an ACP with attributes including UID and GID. If these... |
| V-6999 | Medium | RACF Classes required to support z/OS UNIX security are not properly implemented with the SETROPTS RACLIST command. | RACF provides the ability to load certain class profiles into memory for better performance thru the use of the SETR RACLIST command. For some classes, RACLISTing is strongly recommended and... |
| V-6998 | Medium | The RACF Classes required to properly security the z/OS UNIX environment are not ACTIVE. | The FACILITY, SURROGAT, and UNIXPRIV Class support profiles used to secure the z/OS UNIX (OMVS) environment. Without these classes being in an ACTIVE status, system integrity can be compromised. |
| V-279 | Medium | The SETROPTS RVARYPW values will be properly set. | RVARYPW specifies passwords that an operator is to use to respond with requests to approve RVARY command processing.
The system-wide options control the default settings for determining how the... |
| V-278 | Medium | The RETPD SETROPTS value specified is improperly set. | RETPD specifies the default RACF security retention period for tape data sets. The security
retention period is the number of days that RACF protection is to remain in effect for the
tape data set... |
| V-28603 | Medium | z/OS USS Software owning Shared accounts do not meet strict security and creation restrictions. | Shared accounts by nature are a violation of proper audit trail and proper user authentication. If not properly controlled, could cause system corruption without an audit trail tracking... |
| V-3236 | Medium | User exits for the FTP Server must not be used without proper approval and documentation. | Several user exit points in the FTP Server component are available to permit customization of its operating behavior. These exits can be used to modify functions such as FTP command usage, client... |
| V-273 | Medium | The PASSWORD(REVOKE) SETROPTS value specified is not in accordance with security requirements. | (RACF0450: CAT II) The IAO will ensure that PASSWORD(REVOKE) SETROPTS value is
set to 1 or 2. This value specifies the number of consecutive incorrect password attempts RACF allows before it... |
| V-272 | Medium | The PASSWORD(INTERVAL) SETROPTS value is not set to 60 days. | (RACF0440: CAT II) INTERVAL specifies the maximum number of days that each users password is valid. When a user logs on to the system, RACF compares the system password interval value specified... |
| V-271 | Medium | The PASSWORD(HISTORY) SETROPTS value is not set to 10. | (RACF0430: CAT II) HISTORY specifies the number of previous passwords that RACF saves for each USERID and compares with an intended new password. If there is a match with one of the previous... |
| V-270 | Medium | The OPERAUDIT SETROPTS value is not set to OPERAUDIT. | (RACF0420: CAT II) OPERAUDIT specifies whether RACF is to log all actions, such as accesses to resources and commands, allowed only because a user has the OPERATIONS or group OPERATIONS... |
| V-275 | Medium | The PASSWORD(WARNING) SETROPTS value is improperly set. | WARNING specifies the number of days before a password expires when RACF
is to issue a warning message to the user.
The system-wide options control the default settings for determining how the... |
| V-274 | Medium | The PASSWORD(RULEn) SETROPTS value(s) must be properly set. | Password complexity, or strength, is a measure of the effectiveness of a password in resisting guessing and brute-force attacks. Password complexity is one factor of several that determine how... |
| V-3234 | Medium | The startup parameters for the FTP include the ANONYMOUS, ANONYMOUS=, or INACTIVE keywords. The FTP daemon’s started task JCL does not specify the SYSTCPD and SYSFTPD DD statements for configuration files. | During initialization, the FTP daemon reads JCL keywords and configuration files to determine values for critical operational parameters. Because system security is impacted by some of these... |
| V-3233 | Medium | The FTP Server daemon is not defined with proper security parameters. | The FTP Server daemon requires special privileges and access to sensitive resources to provide its system services. Failure to properly define and control the FTP Server daemon could lead to... |
| V-6985 | Medium | Attributes of z/OS UNIX user accounts are not defined properly | User identifiers (ACF2 logonids, RACF userids, and Top Secret ACIDs), groups, and started tasks that use z/OS UNIX facilities are defined to an ACP with attributes including UID and GID. If these... |
| V-3232 | Medium | HFS objects for the z/OS UNIX Telnet Server will be properly protected. | HFS directories and files of the z/OS UNIX Telnet Server provide the configuration and executable properties of this product. Failure to properly secure these objects may lead to unauthorized... |
| V-6928 | Medium | JES2 system commands are not protected in accordance with security requirements. | JES2 system commands are used to control JES2 resources and the operating system environment. Failure to properly control access to JES2 system commands could result in unauthorized personnel... |
| V-6920 | Medium | JES2 input sources must be properly controlled. | JES2 input sources provide a variety of channels for job submission. Failure to properly control the use of these input sources could result in unauthorized submission of work into the operating... |
| V-5627 | Medium | The hosts identified by the NSINTERADDR statement will be properly protected. | If the hosts identified by NSINTERADDR statement are not properly protected they can be stolen, damaged, or disturbed. Without adequate physical security, unauthorized users can access the host... |
| V-34 | Medium | System programs (e.g., exits, SVCs, etc.) must have approval of appropriate authority and/or documented correctly. | Many vendor products and applications require or provide operating system exits, SVCs, I/O appendages, special PPT privileges, and APF authorization. Without proper review, approval and adequate... |
| V-6923 | Medium | JESSPOOL resources are not protected in accordance with security requirements. | JES2 spool resources include all SYSOUT, SYSLOG, JESTRACE, and JESNEWS data sets. Failure to properly control JES2 spool resources could result in unauthorized personnel accessing job output,... |
| V-6924 | Medium | JESNEWS rewsources are not protected in accordance with security requirements. | JES2 spool resources include all SYSOUT, SYSLOG, JESTRACE, and JESNEWS data sets. Failure to properly control JES2 spool resources could result in unauthorized personnel accessing job output,... |
| V-6925 | Medium | JESTRACE and/or SYSLOG resources are not protected in accordance with security requirements.
| JES2 spool resources include all SYSOUT, SYSLOG, JESTRACE, and JESNEWS data sets. Failure to properly control JES2 spool resources could result in unauthorized personnel accessing job output,... |
| V-6926 | Medium | JES2 spool resources will be controlled in accordance with security requirements. | JES2 spool resources include all SYSOUT, SYSLOG, JESTRACE, and JESNEWS data sets. Failure to properly control JES2 spool resources could result in unauthorized personnel accessing job output,... |
| V-31 | Medium | DFSMS resources must be protected in accordance with the proper security requirements. | DFSMS provides data, storage, program, and device management functions for the operating system. Some DFSMS storage administration functions allow a user to obtain a privileged status and... |
| V-264 | Medium | The INACTIVE SETROPTS value is not set to 35 days. | The system-wide options control the default settings for determining how the ACP will function when handling requests for access to the operating system environment, ACP, and customer data. The... |
| V-266 | Medium | The INITSTATS SETROPTS value is not set to INITSTATS. | RACF0370: CAT II) INITSTATS specifies statistics available during RACINIT SVC processing are to be recorded. These statistics include the date and time RACINIT is issued for a particular user,... |
| V-182 | Medium | Memory and privileged program dumps must be protected in accordance with proper security requirements. | Access to memory and privileged program dumps running Trusted Control Block (TCB) key 0-7 may hold passwords, encryption keys, or other sensitive data that must not be made available. Failure to... |
| V-260 | Medium | The GENCMD SETROPTS value is not enabled for ACTIVE classes. | (RACF0310: CAT II) The system-wide options control the default settings for determining how the ACP will function when handling requests for access to the operating system environment, ACP, and... |
| V-261 | Medium | The GENERIC SETROPTS value is not enabled for ACTIVE classes. | (RACF0320: CAT II) The system-wide options control the default settings for determining how the ACP will function when handling requests for access to the operating system environment, ACP, and... |
| V-262 | Medium | The TERMINAL SETROPTS value is not set to READ. | (RACF0330: CAT II) TERMINAL is used to set the universal access authority (UACC) associated with undefined terminals. If you specify TERMINAL, but do not specify read or none, the system will... |
| V-290 | Medium | DASD Management USERIDs must be properly controlled. | DASD management USERIDs require access to backup and restore all files, and present a high degree of risk to the environment. These users should be given access to perform necessary functions... |
| V-269 | Medium | The JES(XBMALLRACF) SETROPTS value is not set to JES(XBMALLRACF). | (RACF0400: CAT II) XBMALLRACF ensures that (assuming you have JES configured to support XBM jobs) any XBM job submitted by a user must have a RACF identity or the job
will fail. This is used only... |
| V-292 | Medium | Emergency USERIDs must be properly defined. | Emergency USERIDs are necessary in the event of a system outage for recovery purposes. It is critical that those USERIDs be defined with the appropriate access to ensure timely restoration of services.
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| V-295 | Medium | The use of the RACF AUDITOR privilege is not justified. | A user having the AUDITOR attribute has the authority to specify logging options, gives control of logging SMF data and list auditing information. With the AUDITOR attribute, a user could alter... |
| V-6967 | Medium | WebSphere MQ Namelist resource profiles defined in the MQNLIST Class are not protected in accordance with security requirements.
| 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... |
| V-117 | Medium | Update and allocate access to LINKLIST libraries are not limited to system programmers only. | The primary function of the LINKLIST is to serve as a single repository for commonly used system modules. Failure to ensure that the proper set of libraries are designated for LINKLIST can impact... |
| V-109 | Medium | Access to SYS1.LINKLIB is not properly protected. | This data set is automatically APF-authorized, contains system SVCs and the base PPT. Unauthorized access could result in the compromise of the operating system environment, ACP, and customer data. |
| V-267 | Medium | The JES(BATCHALLRACF) SETROPTS value is not set to JES(BATCHALLRACF). | (RACF0380: CAT II) JES(BATCHALLRACF) specifies that JES is to test for the presence of a USERID and password on the job statement or for propagated RACF identification information for all batch... |
| V-293 | Medium | The use of the RACF SPECIAL Attribute is not justified. | The SPECIAL user attribute allows full authorization to modify all profiles in the RACF database and allows the user to perform all RACF functions, except those requiring AUDITOR attributes. This... |
| V-101 | Medium | Non-standard SMF data collection options specified. | SMF data collection is the basic unit of tracking of all system functions and actions. Included in this tracking data are the audit trails from each of the ACPs. If the control options for the... |
| V-103 | Medium | An automated process is not in place to collect and retain SMF data. | SMF data collection is the basic unit of tracking of all system functions and actions. Included in this racking data is the audit trail from the ACP. If the control options for the recording of... |
| V-296 | Medium | The number of USERIDs possessing the Tape Bypass Label Processing (BLP) privilege is not justified.
| BLP is extremely sensitive, as it allows the circumvention of security access checking for the data. When BLP is used in z/OS, the only verification that is done is for the data set name in the... |
| V-105 | Medium | ACP database is not backed up on a scheduled basis. | Loss of the ACP database would cause an interruption in the service of the operating system environment. If regularly scheduled backups of this database are not processed, system recovery time... |
| V-104 | Medium | ACP database is not on a separate physical volume from its backup and recovery datasets. | The ACP backup and recovery data files provide the only means of recovering the ACP database in the event of its damage. In the case where this damage is to the physical volume on which it... |
| V-107 | Medium | PASSWORD data set and OS passwords are utilized. | All protection of system resources must come from the ACP. If multiple protection mechanisms are in place, the accessibility of data, specifically under contingency plan execution, is subject to... |
| V-106 | Medium | System DASD backups are not performed on a regularly scheduled basis. | If backups of the operating environment are not properly processed, implementation of a contingency plan would not include the data necessary to fully recover from any outage. |
| V-29952 | Medium | FTP Control cards will be properly stored in a secure PDS file. | FTP control cards carry unencrypted information such as userids, passwords and remote IP Addresses. Without a requirement to store this information separate from the JCL and in-stream JCL, it... |
| V-7516 | Medium | CICS system data sets are not properly protected. | CICS is a transaction-processing product that provides programmers with the facilities to develop interactive applications. Unauthorized access to CICS system data sets (i.e., product, security,... |
| V-59477 | Medium | RACF exit ICHPWX01 must be installed and properly configured. | Password complexity, or strength, is a measure of the effectiveness of a password in resisting guessing and brute-force attacks. Password complexity is one factor of several that determine how... |
| V-17839 | Medium | Batch job user Ids must be properly defined. | Batch jobs are submitted to the operating system under their own USERID. This will identify the batch job with the user for the purpose of accessing resources. BATCHALLRACF ensures that a valid... |
| V-44 | Medium | CICS region logonid(s) must be defined and/or controlled in accordance with the security requirements.
| CICS is a transaction-processing product that provides programmers with the facilities to develop interactive applications. Improperly defined or controlled CICS region userids may provide an... |
| V-3230 | Medium | Startup parameters for the z/OS UNIX Telnet Server are not specified properly. | The z/OS UNIX Telnet Server (i.e., otelnetd) provides interactive access to the z/OS UNIX shell. During the initialization process, startup parameters are read to define the characteristics of... |
| V-265 | Medium | The GRPLIST SETROPTS value is not set to ACTIVE. | (RACF0350: CAT II) GRPLIST specifies that RACF processing is to perform group list access checking for all system users. When you specify GRPLIST, a users authority to access a resource is not... |
| V-299 | Medium | Sensitive Utility Controls will be properly defined and protected. | Sensitive Utility Controls can run sensitive system privileges or controls, and potentially can circumvent system and security controls. Failure to properly control access to these resources... |
| V-298 | Medium | DASD Volume level protection must be properly defined. | Volume access grants default access to all data sets residing on a given volume. This presents an exposure in the case of a data set improperly placed on a volume or inappropriate access being... |
| V-291 | Medium | There are started tasks defined to RACF with the trusted attribute that are not justified. | Trusted Started tasks bypass RACF checking. It is vital that this attribute is NOT granted to unauthorized Started Tasks which could then obtain unauthorized access to the system. This could... |
| V-294 | Medium | Assignment of the RACF OPERATIONS attribute to individual userids is not fully justified.
| A user possessing the OPERATIONS attribute has authorization to do maintenance operations on all RACF-protected data sets, tape volumes, and DASD volumes except those where the access list... |
| V-297 | Medium | TSOAUTH resources must be restricted to authorized users. | The TSOAUTH resource class controls sensitive privileges, such as OPER, ACCOUNT, MOUNT, TESTAUTH, CONSOLE, and PARMLIB. Several of these privileges offer the ability, or provide a facility, to... |
| V-6905 | Medium | A password control is not in place to restrict access to the service subsystem via the operator consoles (local and/or remote) and a key-lock switch is not used to protect the modem supporting the remote console of the service subsystem. | If components of the FEPs are not properly protected they can be stolen, damaged, or disturbed. Without adequate physical security, unauthorized users can access the control panel, the operator... |
| V-3219 | Medium | TCP/IP resources must be properly protected. | The Communication Server access authorization is used to protect TCP/IP resources such as stack, network, port, and other SERVAUTH resources. These resources provide additional security checks for... |
| V-3218 | Medium | The permission bits and user audit bits for HFS objects that are part of the Base TCP/IP component must be configured properly. | HFS directories and files of the Base TCP/IP component provide the configuration, operational, and executable properties of IBMs TCP/IP system product. Failure to properly secure these objects... |
| V-6987 | Medium | The user account for the z/OS UNIX kernel (OMVS) is not properly defined to the security database. | User identifiers (ACF2 logonids, RACF userids, and Top Secret ACIDs), groups, and started tasks that use z/OS UNIX facilities are defined to an ACP with attributes including UID and GID. If these... |
| V-3215 | Medium | Configuration files for the TCP/IP stack are not properly specified. | The TCP/IP stack reads two configuration files to determine values for critical operational parameters. These file names are specified in multiple locations and, depending on the process, are... |
| V-3217 | Medium | PROFILE.TCPIP configuration statements for the TCP/IP stack are not coded properly. | The PROFILE.TCPIP configuration file provides system operation and configuration parameters for the TCP/IP stack. Inappropriate values could result in undesirable operations and degraded... |
| V-3216 | Medium | TCPIP.DATA configuration statements for the TCP/IP stack will be properly specified. | During the initialization of TCP/IP servers and clients, the TCPIP.DATA configuration file provides information that is essential for proper operations of TCP/IP applications. Inappropriate... |
| V-54 | Medium | Surrogate users must be controlled in accordance with proper security requirements. | Surrogate users have the ability to submit jobs on behalf of another user (the execution user) without specifying the execution user's password. Jobs submitted by surrogate users run with the... |
| V-127 | Medium | Access to SYS(x).TRACE is not limited to system programmers only. | SYS1.TRACE is used to trace and debug system problems. Unauthorized access could result in a compromise of the integrity and availability of all system data and processes. |
| V-126 | Medium | Update and allocate access to System backup files are not limited to system programmers and/or batch jobs that perform DASD backups. | System backup data sets are necessary for recovery of DASD resident data sets. Unauthorized access could result in the compromise of the operating system environment, ACP, and customer data. |
| V-125 | Medium | Access to SYSTEM DUMP data sets are not limited to system programmers only. | System DUMP data sets are used to record system data areas and virtual storage associated with system task failures. Unauthorized access could result in the compromise of the operating system... |
| V-124 | Medium | Update and allocate access to data sets used to backup and/or dump SMF collection files are not limited to system programmers and/or batch jobs that perform SMF dump processing. | SMF backup data sets are those data sets to which SMF data has been offloaded in order to ensure a historical tracking of individual user accountability. Unauthorized access could result in the... |
| V-123 | Medium | Update and allocate access to SMF collection files (i.e., SYS1.MANx) are not limited to system programmers and/or batch jobs that perform SMF dump processing. | SMF data collection is the system activity journaling facility of the z/OS system. With the proper parameter designations it serves as the basis to ensure individual user accountability. SMF... |
| V-121 | Medium | Update and allocate access to the JES2 System data sets (e.g., Spool, Checkpoint, and Initialization parameters) are not limited to system programmers only. | The JES2 System data sets are a common repository for all jobs submitted to the system and the associated printout and configuration of the JES2 environment. Unauthorized access could result in... |
| V-120 | Medium | Update and allocate access to all system-level product installation libraries are not limited to system programmers only. | System-level product installation libraries constitute the majority of the systems software libraries. Unauthorized access could result in the compromise of the operating system environment, ACP,... |
| V-128 | Medium | Access to System page data sets (i.e., PLPA, COMMON, and LOCALx) are not limited to system programmers. | Page data sets hold individual pages of virtual storage when they are paged out of real storage. Unauthorized access could result in the compromise of the operating system environment, ACP, and... |
| V-6937 | Medium | SYS(x).PARMLIB(IGDSMSxx), SMS parameter settings are not properly specified.
| Configuration properties of DFSMS are specified in various members of the system parmlib concatenation (e.g., SYS1.PARMLIB). Statements within these PDS members provide the execution,... |
| V-83 | Medium | LNKAUTH=APFTAB is not specified in the IEASYSxx member(s) in the currently active parmlib data set(s). | Failure to specify LINKAUTH=APFTAB allows libraries other than those designated as APF to contain authorized modules which could bypass security and violate the integrity of the operating system... |
| V-288 | Medium | Started Tasks are not properly identified to RACF. | Started procedures have system generated job statements that do not contain the user, group, or password statements. To enable the started procedure to access the same protected resources that... |
| V-289 | Medium | Started Tasks are improperly defined to RACF. | Started procedures have system generated job statements that do not contain the user, group, or password statements. To enable the started procedure to access the same protected resources that... |
| V-6933 | Medium | SMS Program Resources must be properly defined and protected. | DFSMS provides data, storage, program, and device management functions for the operating system. Some DFSMS storage administration functions allow a user to obtain a privileged status and... |
| V-282 | Medium | The TAPEDSN SETROPTS value specified is improperly set. | TAPEDSN activates tape data set protection. When tape data set protection is
in effect, RACF can protect individual tape data sets as well as tape volumes.
The system-wide options control the... |
| V-283 | Medium | The WHEN(PROGRAM) SETROPTS value specified is not active. | WHEN(PROGRAM) activates RACF program control, which
includes both access control to load modules and program access to data sets.
The system-wide options control the default settings for... |
| V-280 | Medium | The SAUDIT SETROPTS value specified is improperly set. | SAUDIT specifies whether RACF is to log all RACF commands issued by users with the
SPECIAL or group SPECIAL attribute.
The system-wide options control the default settings for determining how the... |
| V-7050 | Medium | Attributes of z/OS UNIX user accounts used for account modeling must be defined in accordance with security requirements.
| RACF userids that use z/OS UNIX must be properly configured. If these attributes are not correctly defined, data access or command privilege controls could be compromised. |
| V-286 | Medium | RACF batch jobs are improperly secured. | Batch jobs that are submitted to the operating system should inherit the USERID of the submitter. This will identify the batch job with a userid for the purpose of accessing resources. ... |
| V-287 | Medium | RACF batch jobs are not protected with propagation control. | Batch jobs that are user-submitted to the operating system should inherit the USERID of the submitter. This will identify the batch job with the user for the purpose of accessing resources. In... |
| V-285 | Medium | Interactive USERIDs defined to RACF must have the required fields completed. | Improper assignments of attributes in the LOGONID record may allow users excessive privileges resulting in unauthorized access. |
| V-3229 | Medium | The startup user account for the z/OS UNIX Telnet Server is not defined properly. | The z/OS UNIX Telnet Server (i.e., otelnetd) requires a UID(0) to provide its system services. After the user enters their userid and password, otelnetd switches to the security context of the... |
| V-6980 | Medium | WebSphere MQ channel security is not implemented in accordance with security requirements. | WebSphere MQ channel security can be configured to provide authentication, message privacy, and message integrity between queue managers. WebSphere MQ channels use SSL encryption techniques,... |
| V-3220 | Medium | Started tasks for the Base TCP/IP component must be defined in accordance with security requirements. | The TCP/IP started tasks require special privileges and access to sensitive resources to provide its system services. Failure to properly define and control these TCP/IP started tasks could lead... |
| V-3221 | Medium | MVS data sets for the Base TCP/IP component are not properly protected, | MVS data sets of the Base TCP/IP component provide the configuration, operational, and executable properties of IBMs TCP/IP system product. Failure to properly secure these data sets may lead to... |
| V-3222 | Medium | PROFILE.TCPIP configuration statements for the TN3270 Telnet Server are not properly specified. | The PROFILE.TCPIP configuration file provides system operation and configuration parameters for the TN3270 Telnet Server. Several of these parameters have potential impact to system security. ... |
| V-3223 | Medium | VTAM session setup controls for the TN3270 Telnet Server are not properly specified. | After a connection from a Telnet client to the TN3270 Telnet Server has been established, the process of session setup with a VTAM application occurs. A number of BEGINVTAM statements must be... |
| V-3224 | Medium | The warning banner for the TN3270 Telnet Server is not specified or properly specified. | A logon banner can be used to inform users about the environment during the initial logon. In the DISA environment, logon banners are used to warn users against unauthorized entry and the... |
| V-86 | Medium | The review of AC=1 modules in APF authorized libraries will be reviewed annually and documentation verifying the modules integrity is available. | The review of AC=1 modules that reside in APF authorized libraries will be reviewed annually. The IAO will maintain documentation identifying the integrity and justification of Vendor APF... |
| V-3226 | Medium | SSL encryption options for the TN3270 Telnet Server will be specified properly for each statement that defines a SECUREPORT or within the TELNETGLOBALS. | During the SSL connection process a mutually acceptable encryption algorithm is selected by the server and client. This algorithm is used to encrypt the data that subsequently flows between the... |
| V-3227 | Medium | SMF recording options for the TN3270 Telnet Server must be properly specified. | The TN3270 Telnet Server can provide audit data in the form of SMF records. The SMF data produced provides information about individual sessions. This data includes the VTAM application, the... |
| V-6898 | Medium | CICS regions are improperly protected to prevent unauthorized propagation of the region userid. | CICS is a transaction-processing product that provides programmers with the facilities to develop interactive applications. Improperly defined or controlled CICS userids (i.e., region, default,... |
| V-31561 | Medium | Production WebSphere MQ Remotes must utilize Certified Name Filters (CNF) | IBM Websphere MQ can use a user ID associated with an ACP certificate as a channel user ID. When an entity at one end of an SSL channel receives a certificate from a remote connection, the entity... |
| V-6943 | Medium | DFSMS-related RACF classes are not active. | DFSMS provides data, storage, program, and device management functions for the operating system. Some DFSMS storage administration functions allow a user to obtain a privileged status and... |
| V-6946 | Medium | z/OS UNIX HFS MapName files security parameters are not properly specified. | Parameter settings in PARMLIB and /etc specify values for z/OS UNIX security controls. The parameters impact HFS data access and operating system services. Undesirable values can allow users to... |
| V-6947 | Medium | z/OS UNIX security parameters for restricted network service(s) in /etc/inetd.conf are not properly specified. | Parameter settings in PARMLIB and /etc specify values for z/OS UNIX security controls. The parameters impact HFS data access and operating system services. Undesirable values can allow users to... |
| V-6944 | Medium | z/OS UNIX OMVS parameters in PARMLIB are not properly specified. | Parameter settings in PARMLIB and /etc specify values for z/OS UNIX security controls. The parameters impact HFS data access and operating system services. Undesirable values can allow users to... |
| V-6945 | Medium | z/OS UNIX BPXPRMxx security parameters in PARMLIB are not properly specified. | Parameter settings in PARMLIB and /etc specify values for z/OS UNIX security controls. The parameters impact HFS data access and operating system services. Undesirable values can allow users to... |
| V-6949 | Medium | The VTAM USSTAB definitions are being used for unsecured terminals | VTAM options and definitions are used to define VTAM operational capabilities. They must be strictly controlled. Unauthorized users could override or change start options or network definitions.... |
| V-29532 | Medium | IEASYMUP resource will be protected in accordance with proper security requirements. | Failure to properly control access to the IEASYMUP resource could result in unauthorized
personnel modifying sensitive z/OS symbolics. This exposure may threaten the integrity and
availability of... |
| V-33795 | Medium | Sensitive and critical system data sets exist on shared DASD. | Any time a sensitive or critical system data set is allocated on a shared DASD device, it is critical to validate that it is properly protected on any additional systems that are sharing that... |
| V-3331 | Medium | The ACP audit logs must be reviewed on a regular basis . | Each ACP has the ability to produce audit records, based on specific security-related events. Audit Trail, Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting provides automated, continuous on-line monitoring and... |
| V-6922 | Medium | JES2 output devices must be properly controlled for Classified Systems. | JES2 output devices provide a variety of channels to which output can be processed. Failure to properly control these output devices could result in unauthorized personnel accessing output. This... |
| V-3905 | Medium | WebSphere MQ all update and alter access to MQSeries/WebSphere MQ product and system data sets are not properly restricted | MVS data sets provide the configuration, operational, and executable properties of WebSphere MQ. Some data sets are responsible for the security implementation of WebSphere MQ. Failure to... |
| V-3904 | Medium | WebSphere MQ started tasks are not defined in accordance with the proper security requirements. | Started tasks are used to execute WebSphere MQ queue manager services. Improperly defined WebSphere MQ started tasks may result in inappropriate access to application resources and the loss of... |
| V-263 | Medium | The PASSWORD(MINCHANGE) value will specified a value greater the zero (0). | MINCHANGE specifies the number of days that must pass between a user’s password and password phrase changes. Users can not change their own passwords and password phrases within the minimum... |
| V-3901 | Medium | The WebSphere Application Server plug-in is not specified in accordance with the proper security requirements. | Requests processed by the WebSphere Application Server (WAS) are dependent on directives configured in the HTTP server httpd.conf file. These directives specify critical files containing the WAS... |
| V-3903 | Medium | User timeout parameter values for WebSphere MQ queue managers are not specified in accordance with security requirements.
| Users signed on to a WebSphere MQ queue manager could leave their terminals unattended for long periods of time. This may allow unauthorized individuals to gain access to WebSphere MQ resources... |
| V-302 | Medium | CICS System Initialization Table (SIT) parameter values must be specified in accordance with proper security requirements. | The CICS SIT is used to define system operation and configuration parameters of a CICS system. Several of these parameters control the security within a CICS region. Failure to code the... |
| V-301 | Medium | External RACF Classes are not active for CICS transaction checking. | Implement CICS transaction security by utilizing two distinct and unique RACF resource
classes (i.e., member and grouping) within each CICS region. If several CICS regions are
grouped in an MRO... |
| V-3240 | Medium | MVS data sets for the FTP Server are not properly protected. | MVS data sets of the FTP Server provide the configuration and operational characteristics of this product. Failure to properly secure these data sets may lead to unauthorized access resulting in... |
| V-6956 | Medium | The System datasets used to support the VTAM network are not properly secured. | Ensure that RACF data set rules for all VTAM system data sets restrict access to only network systems programming staff. These data sets include libraries containing VTAM load modules and exit... |
| V-6959 | Medium | WebSphere MQ resource classes are not properly actived for security checking by the ACP.
| 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... |
| V-69237 | Medium | The SSH daemon must be configured to use SAF keyrings for key storage. | The use of SAF Key Rings for key storage enforces organizational access control policies and assures the protection of cryptographic keys in storage. |
| V-7485 | Medium | CONSOLxx members must be properly configured. | MCS consoles can be used to issue operator commands. Failure to properly control access to MCS consoles could result in unauthorized personnel issuing sensitive operator commands. This exposure... |
| V-7486 | Medium | MCS console userid(s) will be properly protected. | MCS consoles can be used to issue operator commands. Failure to properly control access to MCS consoles could result in unauthorized personnel issuing sensitive operator commands. This exposure... |
| V-7487 | Medium | MCS consoles access authorization(s) for CONSOLE resource(s) must be properly protected. | MCS consoles can be used to issue operator commands. Failure to properly control access to MCS consoles could result in unauthorized personnel issuing sensitive operator commands. This exposure... |
| V-3238 | Medium | SMF recording options for the FTP Server must be configured to write SMF records for all eligible events. | The FTP Server can provide audit data in the form of SMF records. The SMF data produced by the FTP Server provides transaction information for both successful and unsuccessful FTP commands. ... |
| V-7482 | Medium | z/OS system commands must be properly protected. | z/OS system commands provide a method of controlling the operating environment. Failure to properly control access to z/OS system commands could result in unauthorized personnel issuing sensitive... |
| V-7488 | Medium | Users that have access to the CONSOLE resource in the TSOAUTH resource class are not properly defined.
| MCS consoles can be used to issue operator commands. Failure to properly control access to MCS consoles could result in unauthorized personnel issuing sensitive operator commands. This exposure... |
| V-3239 | Medium | The permission bits and user audit bits for HFS objects that are part of the FTP Server component will be properly configured.
| HFS directories and files of the FTP Server provide the configuration and executable properties of this product. Failure to properly secure these objects may lead to unauthorized access resulting... |
| V-259 | Medium | The ERASE ALL SETROPTS value must be set to ERASE(ALL) on all systems. | The ERASE ALL specifies that data management is to erase all scratched data sets including temporary data sets. NOERASE specifies that no DASD data sets are erased when deleted.
The system-wide... |
| V-258 | Medium | The EGN SETROPTS value specified is not set to EGN. | (RACF0290: CAT II) EGN changes the meaning of the signle generic character *. The system-wide options control the default settings for determining how the ACP will function when handling requests... |
| V-6989 | Medium | The user account for the z/OS UNIX (RMFGAT) must be properly defined. | User identifiers (ACF2 logonids, RACF userids, and Top Secret ACIDs), groups, and started tasks that use z/OS UNIX facilities are defined to an ACP with attributes including UID and GID. If these... |
| V-6936 | Medium | DFSMS control data sets are not properly protected. | DFSMS control data sets provide the configuration and operational characteristics of the system-managed storage environment. Failure to properly protect these data sets may result in unauthorized... |
| V-255 | Medium | The AUDIT SETROPTS value is improperly set. | (RACF0260: CAT II) AUDIT specifies the names of the classes for which you want RACF to perform auditing. For the classes that you specify, RACF logs all uses of the RACDEF SVC and all changes... |
| V-254 | Medium | The Automatic Data Set Protection (ADSP) SETROPTS value is not set to NOADSP. | (RACF0250: CAT II) ADSP indicates that RACF automatically creates discrete data set profiles to protect datasets created by users having this attribute.
ADSP specifies that data sets created by... |
| V-257 | Medium | The CMDVIOL SETROPTS value is not set to CMDVIOL. | (RACF0280: CAT II) The CMDVIOL specifies whether RACF is to log violations detected by RACF commands. You must have the auditor attribute to specify these commands. A violation may occur because... |
| V-256 | Medium | The CLASSACT SETROPTS must be specified for the TEMPDSN Class. | CLASSACT specifies those classes defined by entries in the class descriptor table for which RACF checking is to be ACTIVE. DATASET, USER, and GROUP are active by default and cannot be activated... |
| V-251 | Medium | Sensitive CICS transactions are not protected in accordance with security requirements. | Sensitive CICS transactions offer the ability to circumvent transaction level controls for accessing resources under CICS. These transactions must be protected so that only authorized users can... |
| V-3716 | Medium | User accounts defined to the ACP do not uniquely identify system users. | System users must be uniquely identified to the operating system. To accomplish this, each user must have an individual account defined to the ACP. If user accounts are not associated with... |
| V-3237 | Medium | The warning banner for the FTP Server is not specified properely. | A logon banner can be used to inform users about the environment during the initial logon. In the DISA environment, logon banners are used to warn users against unauthorized entry and the... |
| V-3235 | Medium | FTP.DATA configuration statements for the FTP Server are not specified in accordance with requirements. | The statements in the FTP.DATA configuration file specify the parameters and values that control the operation of the FTP Server components including the use of anonymous FTP. Several of the... |
| V-6978 | Medium | z/OS UNIX HFS permission bits and audit bits for each directory will be properly protected or specified. | For the z/OS UNIX environment, there are MVS data sets that contain operating system components, MVS data sets that contain HFS file systems with operating system components, and MVS data sets... |
| V-6968 | Medium | BPX resource(s)s is(are) not protected in accordance with security requirements. | z/OS UNIX ACP-defined resources consist of sensitive capabilities including SUPERUSER, daemon, and numerous file manipulation privileges. Missing or inaccurate protection of these resources could... |
| V-6969 | Medium | WebSphere MQ Alternate User resources defined to MQADMIN resource class are not protected in accordance with security requirements.
| 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... |
| V-3231 | Medium | The warning banner for the z/OS UNIX Telnet Server is not specified or not properly specified. | A logon banner can be used to inform users about the environment during the initial logon. Logon banners are used to warn users against unauthorized entry and the possibility of legal action for... |
| V-6921 | Medium | JES2 output devices are not controlled in accordance with the proper security requirements. | JES2 output devices provide a variety of channels to which output can be processed. Failure to properly control these output devices could result in unauthorized personnel accessing output. This... |
| V-6964 | Medium | WebSphere MQ dead letter and alias dead letter queues are not properly defined. | 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... |
| V-6965 | Medium | WebSphere MQ MQQUEUE (Queue) resource profiles defined to the MQQUEUE class are not protected in accordance with security requirements.
| 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... |
| V-6966 | Medium | WebSphere MQ Process resource profiles defined in the MQPROC Class are not protected in accordance with security requirements.
| WebSphere MQ Process resources allow for the control of processes. Failure to properly protect WebSphere MQ resources may result in unauthorized access. This exposure could compromise the... |
| V-7120 | Medium | CICS logonid(s) do not have time-out limit set to 15 minutes.
| CICS is a transaction-processing product that provides programmers with the facilities to develop interactive applications. Improperly defined or controlled CICS region userids may provide an... |
| V-6961 | Medium | z/OS UNIX security parameters in etc/profile are not properly specified. | Parameter settings in PARMLIB and /etc specify values for z/OS UNIX security controls. The parameters impact HFS data access and operating system services. Undesirable values can allow users to... |
| V-6962 | Medium | WebSphere MQ MQCONN Class (Connection) resource definitions are not protected in accordance with security.
| 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... |
| V-6963 | Medium | z/OS UNIX security parameters in /etc/rc not properly specified. | Parameter settings in PARMLIB and /etc specify values for z/OS UNIX security controls. The parameters impact HFS data access and operating system services. Undesirable values can allow users to... |
| V-6904 | Medium | NCP (Net Work Control Program) Data set access authorization does not restricts UPDATE and/or ALLOCATE access to appropriate personnel. | If components of the FEPs are not properly protected they can be stolen, damaged, or disturbed. Without adequate physical security, unauthorized users can access the control panel, the operator... |
| V-6902 | Medium | A documented procedure is not available instructing how to load and dump the FEP NCP (Network Control Program). | If components of the FEPs are not properly protected they can be stolen, damaged, or disturbed. Without adequate physical security, unauthorized users can access the control panel, the operator... |
| V-6903 | Medium | An active log is not available to keep track of all hardware upgrades and software changes made to the FEP (Front End Processor). | If components of the FEPs are not properly protected they can be stolen, damaged, or disturbed. Without adequate physical security, unauthorized users can access the control panel, the operator... |
| V-6900 | Medium | All hardware components of the FEPs are not placed in secure locations where they cannot be stolen, damaged, or disturbed | If components of the FEPs are not properly protected they can be stolen, damaged, or disturbed. Without adequate physical security, unauthorized users can access the control panel, the operator... |
| V-6901 | Medium | Procedures are not in place to restrict access to FEP functions of the service subsystem from operator consoles (local and/or remote), and to restrict access to the diskette drive of the service subsystem. | If components of the FEPs are not properly protected they can be stolen, damaged, or disturbed. Without adequate physical security, unauthorized users can access the control panel, the operator... |
| V-69223 | Medium | All digital certificates in use must have a valid path to a trusted Certification authority.
| The origin of a certificate, the Certificate Authority (i.e., CA), is crucial in determining if the certificate should be trusted. An approved CA establishes grounds for confidence at both ends... |
| V-7492 | Medium | The OPERCMDS resource class is not active. | z/OS system commands provide a method of controlling the operating environment. Failure to properly control access to z/OS system commands could result in unauthorized personnel issuing sensitive... |
| V-7491 | Medium | MCS consoles are not active. | (RACF0248: CAT II) MCS consoles can be used to issue operator commands. Failure to properly control access to MCS consoles could result in unauthorized personnel issuing sensitive operator... |
| V-7490 | Medium | FACILITY resource class is inactive. | IBM Provides the FACILITY Class for use in protecting a variety of features/functions/products both IBM and third party. The FACILITY Class is not dedicated to any one specific use and is... |
| V-69227 | Medium | Certificate Name Filtering must be implemented with appropriate authorization and documentation. | Certificate name filtering is a facility that allows multiple certificates to be mapped to a single ACP userid. Rather than matching a certificate stored in the ACP to determine the userid,... |
| V-69225 | Medium | Expired Digital Certificates must not be used. | The longer and more often a key is used, the more susceptible it is to loss or discovery. This weakens the assurance provided to a relying Party that the unique binding between a key and its named... |
| V-6981 | Medium | z/OS UNIX MVS HFS directory(s) with "other" write permission bit set are not properly defined. | For the z/OS UNIX environment, there are MVS data sets that contain operating system components, MVS data sets that contain HFS file systems with operating system components, and MVS data sets... |
| V-6988 | Medium | The user account for the z/OS UNIX SUPERSUSER userid must be properly defined. | User identifiers (ACF2 logonids, RACF userids, and Top Secret ACIDs), groups, and started tasks that use z/OS UNIX facilities are defined to an ACP with attributes including UID and GID. If these... |
| V-7546 | Medium | Site must have a formal migration plan for removing or upgrading OS systems software prior to the date the vendor drops security patch support. | Vendors' code may contain vulnerabilities that may be exploited to cause denial of service or to violate the integrity of the system or data on the System. Most vendors develop patches to correct... |
| V-7119 | Medium | CICS default logonid(s) must be defined and/or controlled in accordance with the security requirements. | CICS is a transaction-processing product that provides programmers with the facilities to develop interactive applications. An improperly defined or controlled CICS default userid may provide an... |
| V-6986 | Medium | z/OS UNIX each group is not defined with a unique GID. | User identifiers (ACF2 logonids, RACF userids, and Top Secret ACIDs), groups, and started tasks that use z/OS UNIX facilities are defined to an ACP with attributes including UID and GID. If these... |
| V-8271 | Medium | FTP / Telnet unencryted transmissions require Acknowledgement of Risk Letter(AORL) | In addition to the data transmission being in the clear, the user credentials are also passed in the clear, which violates the control IAIA-1. As mitigation for this vulnerability, special... |
| V-90 | Medium | Inapplicable PPT entries have not been invalidated. | If invalid or inapplicable PPT entries exist, a venue is provided for the introduction of trojan horse modules with security bypass capabilities. |
| V-4850 | Medium | Allocate access to system user catalogs are not limited to system programmers only. | 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. |
| V-3242 | Medium | The Syslog daemon is not started at z/OS initialization. | The Syslog daemon, known as SYSLOGD, is a z/OS UNIX daemon that provides a central processing point for log messages issued by other z/OS UNIX processes. The messages may be of varying importance... |
| V-3243 | Medium | The Syslog daemon must be properly defined and secured. | The Syslog daemon, known as syslogd, is a zOS UNIX daemon that provides a central processing point for log messages issued by other zOS UNIX processes. It is also possible to receive log messages... |
| V-6979 | Medium | z/OS UNIX SYSTEM FILE SECURITY SETTINGS will be properly protected or specified. | For the z/OS UNIX environment, there are MVS data sets that contain operating system components, MVS data sets that contain HFS file systems with operating system components, and MVS data sets... |
| V-3241 | Medium | The TFTP Server program is not properly protected. | The Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP) Server, known as tftpd, supports file transfer according to the industry standard Trivial File Transfer Protocol. The TFTP Server does not perform any... |
| V-102 | Medium | Required SMF data record types must be collected. | SMF data collection is the basic unit of tracking of all system functions and actions. Included in this tracking data are the audit records from each of the ACPs and system. If the required SMF... |
| V-3244 | Medium | The permission bits and user audit bits for HFS objects that are part of the Syslog daemon component will be configured properly. | HFS directories and files of the Syslog daemon provide the configuration and executable properties of this product. Failure to properly secure these objects could lead to unauthorized access. ... |
| V-6973 | Medium | WebSphere MQ command resources defined to MQCMDS resource class are not protected in accordance with security requirements. | WebSphere MQ resources allow for the control of commands. Failure to properly protect WebSphere MQ Command resources may result in unauthorized access. This exposure could compromise the... |
| V-6971 | Medium | WebSphere MQ context resources defined to the MQADMIN resource class are not protected in accordance with security requirements. | Context security validates whether a userid has authority to pass or set identity and/or origin data
for a message. Context security will be active to avoid security exposure.
This exposure... |
| V-23837 | Medium | z/OS Baseline reports are not reviewed and validated to ensure only authorized changes have been made within the z/OS operating system. This is a current DISA requirement for change management to system libraries. | A product that generates reports validating changes, additions or removal from APF and LPA libraries, as well as changes to SYS1.PARMLIB PDS members, should be run against system libraries to... |
| V-6977 | Medium | z/OS UNIX MVS data sets used as step libraries in /etc/steplib are not properly protected | For the z/OS UNIX environment, there are MVS data sets that contain operating system components, MVS data sets that contain HFS file systems with operating system components, and MVS data sets... |
| V-6976 | Medium | z/OS UNIX MVS data sets WITH z/OS UNIX COMPONENTS are not properly protected | For the z/OS UNIX environment, there are MVS data sets that contain operating system components, MVS data sets that contain HFS file systems with operating system components, and MVS data sets... |
| V-6975 | Medium | WebSphere MQ RESLEVEL resources in the MQADMIN resource class are not protected in accordance with security requirements. | RESLEVEL security profiles control the number of userids checked for API-resource security.
RESLEVEL is a powerful option that can cause the bypassing of all security checks.
RESLEVEL security... |
| V-6974 | Medium | z/OS UNIX MVS data sets or HFS objects are not properly protected. | For the z/OS UNIX environment, there are MVS data sets that contain operating system components, MVS data sets that contain HFS file systems with operating system components, and MVS data sets... |
| V-3896 | Low | SYS(x).Parmlib(IEFSSNxx) SMS configuration parameter settings are not properly specified.
| Configuration properties of DFSMS are specified in various members of the system parmlib concatenation (e.g., SYS1.PARMLIB). Statements within these PDS members provide the execution,... |
| V-277 | Low | The REALDSN SETROPTS value specified is improperly set. | REALDSN specifies that RACF is to record, in any SMF log records and operator messages, the real data set name (not the naming-conventions name) used on the data set commands and during resource... |
| V-71203 | Low | The SETROPTS LOGOPTIONS must be properly configured.
| Audit records are central to after-the-fact investigations of security incidents. Every effort should be taken to collect as much information as productively feasible for these investigative... |
| V-100 | Low | Non-existent or inaccessible LINKLIST libraries. | LINKLIST libraries give a common access point for the general usage of modules. Many of the subsystems installed on a domain rely upon these modules for proper execution. If the list of... |
| V-5605 | Low | Non-existent or inaccessible Link Pack Area (LPA) libraries. | LPA libraries give a common access point for the general usage of modules. Many of the subsystems installed on a domain rely upon these modules for proper execution. If the list of libraries... |
| V-82 | Low | A CMP (Change Management Process) is not being utilized on this system. | Without proper tracking of changes to the operating system software environment, its processing integrity and availability are subject to compromise. |
| V-284 | Low | RACF users do not have the required default fields. | Ensure that Every USERID is uniquely identified to the system. Within the USERID record, the user's name, default group, the owner, and the user's passdate fields are completed. This will... |
| V-85 | Low | Duplicated sensitive utilities and/or programs exist in APF libraries. | Modules designated as sensitive utilities have the ability to significantly modify the operating system environment. Duplication of these modules causes an exposure by making it extremely... |
| V-84 | Low | Inaccessible APF libraries defined. | If a library designated by an APF entry does not exist on the volume specified, a library of the same name may be placed on this volume and inherit APF authorization. This could allow the... |
