Title

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

Discussion

Once an attacker establishes access to a system, the attacker often attempts to create a persistent method of reestablishing access. One way to accomplish this is for the attacker to modify an existing account. Auditing account modification actions provides logging that can be used for forensic purposes. To address access requirements, many operating systems can be integrated with enterprise-level authentication/access/auditing mechanisms that meet or exceed access control policy requirements.

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-000770

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Expert Comments

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