JESTRACE and/or SYSLOG resources are improperly protected.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-6925	ZJES0044	SV-7335r2_rule		Medium

Description
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, system activity logs, and trace data containing userid and password information. This exposure may threaten the integrity and availability of the operating system environment, and compromise the confidentiality of customer data.

Description

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, system activity logs, and trace data containing userid and password information. This exposure may threaten the integrity and availability of the operating system environment, and compromise the confidentiality of customer data.

STIG	Date
z/OS TSS STIG	2017-06-26

Details

Check Text ( C-20822r1_chk )
Refer to the following report produced by the Data Set and Resource Data Collection: - SENSITVE.RPT(WHOHJESS) Refer to the following report produced by the RACF Data Collection: - TSSCMDS.RPT(WHOHJESS) Refer to the following report produced by the z/OS Data Collection: - PARMLIB(JES2 parameters) Review the following resources defined to the JESSPOOL resource class: localnodeid.JES2.$TRCLOG.taskid..JESTRACE localnodeid.+MASTER+.SYSLOG.jobid..SYSLOG or localnodeid.+BYPASS+.SYSLOG.jobid.-.SYSLOG NOTE: These resource profiles may be more generic as long as they pertain directly to the JESTRACE and SYSLOG data sets. For example: localnodeid.JES2....JESTRACE localnodeid.+MASTER+....SYSLOG or localnodeid.+BYPASS+...*.SYSLOG NOTE: Review the JES2 parameters to determine the localnodeid by searching for OWNNODE in the NJEDEF statement, and then searching for NODE(nnnn) (where nnnn is the value specified by OWNNODE). The NAME parameter value specified on this NODE statement is the localnodeid. Another method is to issue the JES2 command $D NODE,NAME,OWNNODE=YES to obtain the NAME of the OWNNODE. Ensure that access authorization for the resources mentioned above is restricted to the following: 1) ACID(s) associated with external writer(s) can have complete access. NOTE: An external writer is an STC that removes data sets from the JES spool. In this case, it is responsible for archiving the JESTRACE and SYSLOG data sets. The STC default name is XWTR and the external writer program is called IASXWR00. 2) Systems personnel and security administrators responsible for diagnosing JES2 and z/OS problems can have complete access. 3) Application Development and Application Support personnel responsible for diagnosing application problems can have READ access to the SYSLOG resource.

Check Text ( C-20822r1_chk )

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

- SENSITVE.RPT(WHOHJESS)

Refer to the following report produced by the RACF Data Collection:

- TSSCMDS.RPT(WHOHJESS)

Refer to the following report produced by the z/OS Data Collection:

- PARMLIB(JES2 parameters)

Review the following resources defined to the JESSPOOL resource class:

localnodeid.JES2.$TRCLOG.taskid.*.JESTRACE
localnodeid.+MASTER+.SYSLOG.jobid.*.SYSLOG or
localnodeid.+BYPASS+.SYSLOG.jobid.-.SYSLOG

NOTE: These resource profiles may be more generic as long as they pertain directly to the JESTRACE and SYSLOG data sets. For example:

localnodeid.JES2.*.*.*.JESTRACE
localnodeid.+MASTER+.*.*.*.SYSLOG or
localnodeid.+BYPASS+.*.*.*.SYSLOG

NOTE: Review the JES2 parameters to determine the localnodeid by searching for OWNNODE in the NJEDEF statement, and then searching for NODE(nnnn) (where nnnn is the value specified by OWNNODE). The NAME parameter value specified on this NODE statement is the localnodeid. Another method is to issue the JES2 command $D NODE,NAME,OWNNODE=YES to obtain the NAME of the OWNNODE.

Ensure that access authorization for the resources mentioned above is restricted to the following:

1) ACID(s) associated with external writer(s) can have complete access.

NOTE: An external writer is an STC that removes data sets from the JES spool. In this case, it is responsible for archiving the JESTRACE and SYSLOG data sets. The STC default name is XWTR and the external writer program is called IASXWR00.

2) Systems personnel and security administrators responsible for diagnosing JES2 and z/OS problems can have complete access.

3) Application Development and Application Support personnel responsible for diagnosing application problems can have READ access to the SYSLOG resource.

Fix Text (F-18775r1_fix)
The IAO will ensure that access authorization for resources defined to the JESTRACE and SYSLOG resources in the JESSPOOL resource class is restricted to the appropriate personnel. Review the following resources defined to the JESSPOOL resource class: localnodeid.JES2.$TRCLOG.taskid..JESTRACE localnodeid.+MASTER+.SYSLOG.jobid..SYSLOG or localnodeid.+BYPASS+.SYSLOG.jobid.*.SYSLOG NOTE: These resource profiles may be more generic as long as they pertain directly to the JESTRACE and SYSLOG data sets. For example: localnodeid.JES2.$TRCLOG. localnodeid.+MASTER+.SYSLOG. or localnodeid.+BYPASS+.SYSLOG. NOTE: Review the JES2 parameters to determine the localnodeid by searching for OWNNODE in the NJEDEF statement, and then searching for NODE(nnnn) (where nnnn is the value specified by OWNNODE). The NAME parameter value specified on this NODE statement is the localnodeid. Another method is to issue the JES2 command $D NODE,NAME,OWNNODE=YES to obtain the NAME of the OWNNODE. Ensure that access authorization for the resources mentioned above is restricted to the following: ACID(s) associated with external writer(s) can have complete access. NOTE: An external writer is a STC that removes data sets from the JES spool. In this case, it is responsible for archiving the JESTRACE and SYSLOG data sets. The STC default name is XWTR and the external writer program is called IASXWR00. Systems personnel and security administrators responsible for diagnosing JES2 and z/OS problems can have complete access. Application Development and Application Support personnel responsible for diagnosing application problems can have READ access to the SYSLOG resource. For Example: TSS ADD(dept-acid) JESSPOOL(localnodeid) TSS PERMIT() JESSPOOL(localnodeid.JES2.$TRCLOG.) ACCESS(ALL) TSS PERMIT() JESSPOOL(localnodeid.JES2.$TRCLOG.) ACCESS(ALL) TSS PERMIT() JESSPOOL(localnodeid.+MASTER+.SYSLOG.) ACCESS(ALL) TSS PERMIT() JESSPOOL(localnodeid.+MASTER+.SYSLOG.) ACCESS(ALL) TSS PERMIT() JESSPOOL(localnodeid.+MASTER+.SYSLOG.) ACCESS(READ) TSS PERMIT() JESSPOOL(localnodeid.+MASTER+.SYSLOG.) ACCESS(READ) or TSS PERMIT() JESSPOOL(localnodeid.+BYPASS+.SYSLOG.) ACCESS(ALL) TSS PERMIT() JESSPOOL(localnodeid.+BYPASS+.SYSLOG.) ACCESS(ALL) TSS PERMIT() JESSPOOL(localnodeid.+BYPASS+.SYSLOG.) ACCESS(READ) TSS PERMIT() JESSPOOL(localnodeid.+BYPASS+.SYSLOG.) ACCESS(READ)

Fix Text (F-18775r1_fix)

The IAO will ensure that access authorization for resources defined to the JESTRACE and SYSLOG resources in the JESSPOOL resource class is restricted to the appropriate personnel.

Review the following resources defined to the JESSPOOL resource class:

localnodeid.JES2.$TRCLOG.taskid.*.JESTRACE
localnodeid.+MASTER+.SYSLOG.jobid.*.SYSLOG or
localnodeid.+BYPASS+.SYSLOG.jobid.*.SYSLOG

NOTE: These resource profiles may be more generic as long as they pertain directly to the JESTRACE and SYSLOG data sets. For example:

localnodeid.JES2.$TRCLOG.
localnodeid.+MASTER+.SYSLOG. or
localnodeid.+BYPASS+.SYSLOG.

NOTE: Review the JES2 parameters to determine the localnodeid by searching for OWNNODE in the NJEDEF statement, and then searching for NODE(nnnn) (where nnnn is the value specified by OWNNODE). The NAME parameter value specified on this NODE statement is the localnodeid. Another method is to issue the JES2 command $D NODE,NAME,OWNNODE=YES to obtain the NAME of the OWNNODE.

Ensure that access authorization for the resources mentioned above is restricted to the following:

ACID(s) associated with external writer(s) can have complete access.

NOTE: An external writer is a STC that removes data sets from the JES spool. In this case, it is responsible for archiving the JESTRACE and SYSLOG data sets. The STC default name is XWTR and the external writer program is called IASXWR00.

Systems personnel and security administrators responsible for diagnosing JES2 and z/OS problems can have complete access.

Application Development and Application Support personnel responsible for diagnosing application problems can have READ access to the SYSLOG resource.

For Example:

TSS ADD(dept-acid) JESSPOOL(localnodeid)

TSS PERMIT() JESSPOOL(localnodeid.JES2.$TRCLOG.) ACCESS(ALL)
TSS PERMIT() JESSPOOL(localnodeid.JES2.$TRCLOG.) ACCESS(ALL)

TSS PERMIT() JESSPOOL(localnodeid.+MASTER+.SYSLOG.) ACCESS(ALL)
TSS PERMIT() JESSPOOL(localnodeid.+MASTER+.SYSLOG.) ACCESS(ALL)
TSS PERMIT() JESSPOOL(localnodeid.+MASTER+.SYSLOG.) ACCESS(READ)
TSS PERMIT() JESSPOOL(localnodeid.+MASTER+.SYSLOG.) ACCESS(READ)
or
TSS PERMIT() JESSPOOL(localnodeid.+BYPASS+.SYSLOG.) ACCESS(ALL)
TSS PERMIT() JESSPOOL(localnodeid.+BYPASS+.SYSLOG.) ACCESS(ALL)
TSS PERMIT() JESSPOOL(localnodeid.+BYPASS+.SYSLOG.) ACCESS(READ)
TSS PERMIT() JESSPOOL(localnodeid.+BYPASS+.SYSLOG.) ACCESS(READ)