Site must have a formal migration plan for removing or upgrading OS systems software prior to the date the vendor drops security patch support.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-7546	AAMV0014	SV-8019r3_rule		Medium

Description
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 these vulnerabilities. When vendors' products become unsupported, the creation of these patches cease leaving the system exposed to any future vulnerabilities not patched. Without a documented migration plan established to monitor system software versions and releases unsupported software may be allowed to run on the system.

Description

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 these vulnerabilities. When vendors' products become unsupported, the creation of these patches cease leaving the system exposed to any future vulnerabilities not patched. Without a documented migration plan established to monitor system software versions and releases unsupported software may be allowed to run on the system.

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

Details

Check Text ( C-6030r2_chk )
Refer to Vulnerability Questions within the SRRAUDIT Dialog Management document. Check with the Systems programmer to make sure that a documented migration plan exists to monitor system software products versions and releases for end-of-life/nonsupport dates. Verify that the procedure notifies management to start procedures to upgrade to supported versions of the products or removal before that date. Automated Analysis Refer to the following report produced by the z/OS Data Collection: - PDI(AAMV0014) If documented procedures exist to monitor system software products for dates they will become unsupported and to notify management to upgrade to supported versions of the products, this is not a finding. Note: If product support is provided through an outside group or the site, verify that they have a process to notify the site of unsupported software.

Check Text ( C-6030r2_chk )

Refer to Vulnerability Questions within the SRRAUDIT Dialog Management document.

Check with the Systems programmer to make sure that a documented migration plan exists to monitor system software products versions and releases for end-of-life/nonsupport dates. Verify that the procedure notifies management to start procedures to upgrade to supported versions of the products or removal before that date.

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

- PDI(AAMV0014)

If documented procedures exist to monitor system software products for dates they will become unsupported and to notify management to upgrade to supported versions of the products, this is not a finding.

Note: If product support is provided through an outside group or the site, verify that they have a process to notify the site of unsupported software.

Fix Text (F-17321r3_fix)
The ISSO/ISSM will verify that a process is documented and followed for unsupported software.