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WebSphere MQ started tasks are not defined in accordance with the proper security requirements.

Overview

Finding IDVersionRule IDIA ControlsSeverity
V-224555ZWMQ0030SV-224555r1145050_ruleCCI-000764medium
Description
Started tasks are used to execute WebSphere MQ queue manager services. Improperly defined WebSphere MQ started tasks may result in inappropriate access to application resources and the loss of accountability. This exposure could compromise the availability of some system services and application data.
STIGDate
zOS WebSphere MQ for RACF Security Technical Implementation Guide2025-09-27

Related Frameworks

1 mapping across 5 frameworks
SCF0 mappings

No source states a mapping between these directly.

Also reachable in 3 hops (5) 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.

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
IAC-05Identification & Authentication for Third-Party Technology Assets, Applications and/or Services (TAAS)
1.00
NIST 800-530 mappings

No source states a mapping between these directly.

Also reachable in 2 hops (71) 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-11Device Lock
1.00
AC-11(1)Pattern-hiding Displays
1.00
AC-17(10)Authenticate Remote Commands
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
AC-2(3)Disable Accounts
1.00
AC-2(4)Automated Audit Actions
1.00

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NIST 800-1710 mappings

No source states a mapping between these directly.

Also reachable in 3 hops (2) 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.

3.5.1
1.00
3.5.2
1.00
CCI1 mapping
CCI-000764
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-01
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PR.AA-03
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PR.AA-05
1.00

Who does this work

7 NICE work roles and 5 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-224555r1145050_chk)

Refer to the following reports produced by the RACF Data Collection: - DSMON.RPT(RACSPT) - RACFCMDS.RPT(LISTUSER) Note: ssid is the queue manager name (a.k.a., subsystem identifier). Provide a list of all WebSphere MQ Subsystem Ids (Queue managers) and Release levels. ssidMSTR is the name of a queue manager STC. ssidCHIN is the name of a distributed queuing (a.k.a., channel initiator) STC. Review WebSphere MQ started tasks and ensure the following items are in effect, this is not a finding. ssidMSTR and ssidCHIN started tasks are associated with a unique userid. ssidMSTR and ssidCHIN started tasks userids are defined with the attribute of PROTECTED. ssidMSTR and ssidCHIN started tasks are defined to the STARTED resource class. Repeat these steps for each queue manager ssid.

Fix Text (F-26226r1145049_fix)

Each queue manager started task procedure xxxxMSTR and distributed queuing started task procedure xxxxCHIN will have a matching profile defined to the STARTED resource class. Create a corresponding userid for each started task. The STC userids will be defined as PROTECTED userids. Queue manager and channel initiator started tasks will not be defined with the TRUSTED attribute. The following sample contains commands to properly define the required Started Procs: Note that this example uses "qmq1" as the value for ssid. AU qmq1mstr NAME('STC, MQSERIES') NOPASS DFLTGRP(STC) OWNER(STC) DATA('MQSERIES QUEUE MANAGER PROC') AU qmq1chin NAME('STC, MQSERIES') NOPASSDFLTGRP(STC) OWNER(STC) DATA('MQSERIES DISTRIBUTED QUEUING CHANNEL INIT PROC') RDEF STARTED qmq1mstr.** UACC(NONE) OWNER(ADMIN) AUDIT(ALL(READ)) DATA('MAP qmq1mstr PROC TO qmq1mstr USERID') STDATA(USER(=MEMBER) GROUP(STC) TRACE(YES)) RDEF STARTED qmq1chin.** UACC(NONE) OWNER(ADMIN) AUDIT(ALL(READ)) DATA('MAP qmq1mstr PROC TO qmq1chin USERID') STDATA(USER(=MEMBER) GROUP(STC) TRACE(YES)) SETR RACL(STARTED) REFRESH