Title

The IBM z/VM CA VM:Secure product must be installed and operating. (Cat II impact)

Discussion

Without auditing the enforcement of access restrictions against changes to the application configuration, it will be difficult to identify attempted attacks and an audit trail will not be available for forensic investigation for after-the-fact actions. Enforcement actions are the methods or mechanisms used to prevent unauthorized changes to configuration settings. Enforcement action methods may be as simple as denying access to a file based on the application of file permissions (access restriction). Audit items may consist of lists of actions blocked by access restrictions or changes identified after the fact.

Check Content

Verify that CA VM:Secure product is operational on the system by entering the following command: From CMS Command line enter “VMSECURE VERSION”. If there is no response “VMSECURE” is not logged in, this is a finding.

Fix Text

CA VM:Secure product audits all commands. Ensure that CA VM:Secure product is installed and operational.

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID:

Vulnerability ID: IBMZ-VM-000920

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Expert Comments

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