Tivoli Asset Discovery for z/OS (TADz) Install data sets are not properly protected.

From z/OS TADz for RACF STIG

Part of ZB000000

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

SV-28470r1_rule Tivoli Asset Discovery for z/OS (TADz) Install data sets are not properly protected.

Vulnerability discussion

Tivoli Asset Discovery for z/OS (TADz) Install data sets provide the capability to use privileged functions and/or have access to sensitive data. Failure to properly restrict access to their data sets could result in violating the integrity of the base product which could result in compromising the operating system or sensitive data.

Check content

a) Refer to the following report produced by the Data Set and Resource Data Collection: - SENSITVE.RPT(TADZRPT) Automated Analysis Refer to the following report produced by the Data Set and Resource Data Collection: - PDI(ZTAD0000) b) Verify that access to the TADz Install data set are properly restricted. ___ The RACF data set rules for the data sets does not restrict UPDATE and/or ALTER access to systems programming personnel. ___ The RACF data set rules for the data sets does not specify that all (i.e., failures and successes) UPDATE and/or ALTER access will be logged. c) If all of the above are untrue, there is NO FINDING. d) If any of the above is true, this is a FINDING.

Fix text

The IAO will ensure that update and alter access to program product data sets is limited to System Programmers and all update and allocate access is logged. Auditors should have read access. The installing Systems Programmer will identify and document the product data sets and categorize them according to who will have update and alter access and if required that all update and alter access is logged. He will identify if any additional groups have update access for specific data sets, and once documented he will work with the IAO to see that they are properly restricted to the ACP (Access Control Program ) active on the system. Data set prefix to be protected will be: SYS2.TADZ. SYS2.TADZ.*.SHSIMOD1.** (optional fully-qualified APF). SYS3.TADZ. The following commands are provided as a sample for implementing dataset controls: ad 'sys2.TADZ.**' uacc(none) owner(sys2) - audit(success(update) failures(read)) - data('Vendor DS Profile: TADZ') pe 'sys2.TADZ.**' id(syspaudt) acc(a) pe 'sys2.tadz.**' id(audtaudt) ad 'sys2.tadz.*.shsimod1.**' uacc(none) owner(sys2) - audit(success(update) failures(read)) - data('Vendor DS Profile: Tivoli Asset Discovery APF DS') pe 'sys2.tadz.*.shsimod1.**' id(syspaudt) acc(a) pe 'sys2.tadz.*.shsimod1.**' id(audtaudt) ad 'sys3.TADZ.**' uacc(none) owner(sys3) - audit(success(update) failures(read)) - data('TADZ Vendor Datasets') pe 'sys3.TADZ.**' id(syspaudt) acc(a) pe 'sys3.tadz.**' id(audtaudt) setr generic(dataset) refresh

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