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IBM Hardware Configuration Definition (HCD) resources are not properly defined and protected.

Overview

Finding IDVersionRule IDIA ControlsSeverity
V-224491ZHCDR020SV-224491r1070137_ruleCCI-000213medium
Description
Program products can run with sensitive system privileges, and potentially can circumvent system controls. Failure to properly control access to program product resources could result in the compromise of the operating system environment, and compromise the confidentiality of customer data. Many utilities assign resource controls that can be granted to systems programmers only in greater than read authority. Resources are also granted to certain nonsystems personnel with read only authority.
STIGDate
z/OS HCD for RACF Security Technical Implementation Guide2025-02-24

Related Frameworks

2 mappings across 5 frameworks
SCF0 mappings

No source states a mapping between these directly.

Also reachable in 3 hops (21) derived by us, not asserted by any source

Each of these is a route we composed by chaining published mappings. No publisher states a relationship between the two endpoints.

CFG-02Secure Baseline Configurations
1.00
CRY-01Use of Cryptographic Controls
1.00
DCH-01Data Protection
1.00
HRS-02Position Categorization
1.00
HRS-11Separation of Duties (SoD)
1.00
IAC-01Identity & Access Management (IAM)
1.00
IAC-01.2Authenticate, Authorize and Audit (AAA)
1.00
IAC-02Identification & Authentication for Organizational Users
1.00
IAC-03Identification & Authentication for Non-Organizational Users
1.00
IAC-04Identification & Authentication for Devices
1.00

+11 more (top 10 by confidence shown)

NIST 800-530 mappings

No source states a mapping between these directly.

Also reachable in 2 hops (99) derived by us, not asserted by any source

Each of these is a route we composed by chaining published mappings. No publisher states a relationship between the two endpoints.

AC-10Concurrent Session Control
1.00
AC-16Security and Privacy Attributes
1.00
AC-17(1)Monitoring and Control
1.00
AC-17(10)Authenticate Remote Commands
1.00
AC-17(2)Protection of Confidentiality and Integrity Using Encryption
1.00
AC-18(1)Authentication and Encryption
1.00
AC-2(1)Automated System Account Management
1.00
AC-2(10)Shared and Group Account Credential Change
1.00
AC-2(11)Usage Conditions
1.00
AC-2(2)Automated Temporary and Emergency Account Management
1.00

+89 more (top 10 by confidence shown)

NIST 800-1710 mappings

No source states a mapping between these directly.

Also reachable in 3 hops (3) derived by us, not asserted by any source

Each of these is a route we composed by chaining published mappings. No publisher states a relationship between the two endpoints.

3.1.1
1.00
3.1.2
1.00
3.1.7
1.00
CCI2 mappings
CCI-000213
1.00
CCI-002234
1.00
NIST CSF 2.00 mappings

No source states a mapping between these directly.

Also reachable in 3 hops (3) derived by us, not asserted by any source

Each of these is a route we composed by chaining published mappings. No publisher states a relationship between the two endpoints.

PR.AA-05
1.00
PR.DS-10
1.00
PR.IR-01
1.00

Who does this work

17 NICE work roles and 9 EC-Council certifications.

This is an inference across published mappings, not a single claim by anyone. This check maps to a control, which maps to a Cybersecurity Framework outcome, which NIST assigns to the work roles below. EC-Council separately maps its certifications to those same roles.

A certification prepares someone for a role. It is not evidence that a holder is qualified, and neither NIST nor EC-Council has stated that any certification here addresses this check.

Work-role assignments published by NIST (NICE Framework Components 2.2.0 and the CSF 2.0 OLIR crosswalk). Certification mappings published by EC-Council.

Details

Check Text (C-224491r1070137_chk)

Refer to the following report produced by the Data Set and Resource Data Collection: - SENSITVE.RPT(FACILITY) Automated Analysis Refer to the following report produced by the Data Set and Resource Data Collection: - PDI(ZHCD0020) Review the following items for the IBM HCD resources in the FACILITY resource class: 1. The RACF rules for the CBD resource specify a default access of NONE. 2. The RACF rules for the CBD.CPC.IOCDS and CBD.CPC.IPLPARM resources restrict access to systems programming and operations personnel as well as possibly any automated operations batch users with access of READ. 3. The RACF rules for the CBD.CPC.IOCDS and CBD.CPC.IPLPARM resources are restricted access to systems programming with access of UPDATE and logged. 4. All RACF rules are defined with UACC(NONE). If any item above is untrue, this is a finding. If all items above are true, this is not a finding.

Fix Text (F-26162r1070136_fix)

The systems programmer will work with the ISSO to verify that the following are properly specified in the Access Control Program (ACP). 1. The RACF rules for the CBD resource specify a default access of NONE. 2. There are no RACF rules that allow access to the CBD resource. Example: rdef facility cbd.** uacc(none) owner(admin) audit(failure(read)) - data('added per PDI ZHCD0020') 3. The RACF rules for the CBD.CPC.IOCDS and CBD.CPC.IPLPARM resources are restricted access to systems programming and operations personnel as well as possibly any automated operations batch users with access of READ. 4. The RACF rules for the CBD.CPC.IOCDS and CBD.CPC.IPLPARM resources are restricted access to systems programming with access of UPDATE and logged. 5. All RACF rules are defined with UACC(NONE). Example: rdef facility cbd.cpc.iocds.** uacc(none) owner(admin) - audit(success(update) failures(read)) - data('added per PDI ZHCD0020') rdef facility cbd.cpc.iplparm.** uacc(none) owner(admin) - audit(success(update) failures(read)) - data('added per PDI ZHCD0020') pe cbd.cpc.iocds.** cl(facility) id(syspaudt) acc(u) pe cbd.cpc.iocds.** cl(facility) id(operaudt) acc(r) pe cbd.cpc.iocds.** cl(facility) id(autoaudt) acc(r) pe cbd.cpc.iplparm.** cl(facility) id(syspaudt) acc(u) pe cbd.cpc.iplparm.** cl(facility) id(operaudt) acc(r) pe cbd.cpc.iplparm.** cl(facility) id(autoaudt) acc(r) setr racl(facility) ref