Vanguard Security Solutions' resources for the FACILITY resource class are not properly defined and protected.

From z/OS VSS for RACF STIG

Part of ZB000020

Associated with IA controls: ECCD-2, ECCD-1

SV-24912r2_rule Vanguard Security Solutions' resources for the FACILITY resource class are not properly defined and protected.

Vulnerability discussion

Program products can run with sensitive system privileges, and potentially can circumvent system controls. Failure to properly control access to program product resources could result in the compromise of the operating system environment, and compromise the confidentiality of customer data. Many utilities assign resource controls that can be granted to system programmers only in greater than read authority. Resources are also granted to certain non sytems personnel with read only authority.

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Refer to the following report produced by the ACP Data Collection and Data Set and Resource Data Collection: - SENSITVE.RPT(FACILITY) - RACFCMDS.RPT(FACILITY) – Alternate report Automated Analysis Refer to the following report produced by the Data Set and Resource Data Collection: - PDI(ZVSS0020) Verify that the accesses to resources and/or generic equivalent are properly restricted according to the requirements specified in Vanguard Security Solutions Resources table in the z/OS STIG Addendum. If the following guidance is true, this is not a finding. ___ The RACF resources are defined with a default access of NONE. ___ The RACF resource access authorizations restrict access to the appropriate personnel. ___ The RACF resource logging requirements are specified. ___ The RACF resource access authorizations are defined with UACC(NONE) and NOWARNING.

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The IAO will work with the systems programmer to verify that the following are properly specified in the ACP. (Note: The resources, and/or resource prefixes identified below are examples of a possible installation. The actual resources, and/or resource prefixes are determined when the product is actually installed on a system through the product’s installation guide and can be site specific.) Use Vanguard Security Solutions Resources and Vanguard Security Solutions Resources Descriptions tables in the zOS STIG Addendum. These tables list the resources, descriptions, and access and logging requirements. Ensure the guidelines for the resources and/or generic equivalent specified in the z/OS STIG Addendum are followed. The following commands are provided as a sample for implementing resource controls: rdef facility vra$.acstask.** uacc(none) owner(admin) – audit(all(read)) - data('protected per zvssr020') pe vra$.acstask.** cl(facility) id() acc(read) pe vra$.acstask.** cl(facility) id() acc(read)

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