Title

IBM FTP.DATA configuration for the FTP server must have the INACTIVE statement properly set. (Cat II impact)

Discussion

Terminating an idle session within a short time period reduces the window of opportunity for unauthorized personnel to take control of a management session enabled on the console or console port that has been left unattended. In addition, quickly terminating an idle session will also free up resources committed by the managed network element. Terminating network connections associated with communications sessions includes, for example, de-allocating associated TCP/IP address/port pairs at the operating system level, and de-allocating networking assignments at the application level if multiple application sessions are using a single operating system-level network connection. This does not mean that the operating system terminates all sessions or network access; it only ends the inactive session and releases the resources associated with that session.

Check Content

Refer to the Data configuration file specified on the SYSFTPD DD statement in the FTP started task JCL. If the INACTIVE statement is coded with a value between 1 and 900 (seconds), this is not a finding.

Fix Text

Configure the FTP configuration to include an Inactive statement with a value between 1 and 900 (seconds).

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-223743r604139_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-223743

Group Title: SRG-OS-000163-GPOS-00072

Expert Comments

CCIs tied to check.

Controls tied to check. These are derived from the CCIs shown above.