Title

IBM z/OS SMF collection files (i.e., SYS1.MANx) access must be limited to appropriate users and/or batch jobs that perform SMF dump processing. (Cat II impact)

Discussion

SMF data collection is the system activity journaling facility of the z/OS system. Unauthorized access could result in the compromise of logging and recording of the operating system environment, ACF2, and customer data. Unauthorized disclosure of audit records can reveal system and configuration data to attackers, thus compromising its confidentiality. Audit information includes all information (e.g., audit records, audit settings, audit reports) needed to successfully audit operating system activity. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000057-GPOS-00027, SRG-OS-000058-GPOS-00028, SRG-OS-000059-GPOS-00029, SRG-OS-000256-GPOS-00097, CCI-001494, SRG-OS-000257-GPOS-00098, SRG-OS-000258-GPOS-00099, SRG-OS-000080-GPOS-00048, SRG-OS-000206-GPOS-00084, SRG-OS-000324-GPOS-00125

Check Content

Refer to the SMFPRMxx member in SYS1.PARMLIB. Determine the SMF and/or Logstream data set name. If the following statements are true, this is not a finding. - The ACF2 data set rules for the SMF data collection files (e.g., SYS1.MAN* or IFASMF.SYS1.*) restrict ALLOCATE access to only z/OS systems programming personnel. - The ACF2 data set rules for the SMF data collection files (e.g., SYS1.MAN* or IFASMF.SYS1.*) restrict WRITE access to z/OS systems programming personnel and/or batch jobs that perform SMF dump processing and others as approved by the ISSM. - The ACF2 data set rules for the SMF data collection files (e.g., SYS1.MAN* or IFASMF.SYS1.*) restrict READ access to auditors and others approved by the ISSM. - The ACF2 data set rules for SMF data collection files (e.g., SYS1.MAN* or IFASMF.SYS1.*) specify that all (i.e., failures and successes) WRITE and/or ALLOCATE access is logged.

Fix Text

Ensure that WRITE or greater authority to SMF collection files is limited to only systems programming staff and and/or batch jobs that perform SMF dump processing, access can be granted to others as determined by ISSM. Ensure that read access is limited to auditors. READ access may be granted to others as determined by the ISSM. Ensure the accesses are being logged. Ensure that all (i.e., failures and successes) WRITE and/or ALLOCATE access are logged. Ensure read access failures are logged.

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-223554r958434_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-223554

Group Title: SRG-OS-000057-GPOS-00027

Expert Comments

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