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WebSphere MQ RESLEVEL resources in the appropriate ADMIN resource class must be protected in accordance with security requirements.

Overview

Finding IDVersionRule IDIA ControlsSeverity
V-224567ZWMQ0060SV-224567r1050719_ruleCCI-001762medium
Description
RESLEVEL security profiles control the number of userids checked for API-resource security. RESLEVEL is a powerful option that can cause the bypassing of all security checks. RESLEVEL security will not be implemented.
STIGDate
zOS WebsphereMQ for RACF Security Technical Implementation Guide2025-06-24

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
CFG-03.1Periodic Review
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

+11 more (top 10 by confidence shown)

NIST 800-530 mappings

No source states a mapping between these directly.

Also reachable in 2 hops (93) 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

+83 more (top 10 by confidence shown)

NIST 800-1710 mappings

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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
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3.1.2
1.00
3.4.7
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CCI2 mappings
CCI-000213
1.00
CCI-001762
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-224567r1050719_chk)

a) Refer to the following reports produced by the Data Set and Resource Data Collection: - SENSITVE.RPT(MQADMIN) Automated Analysis Refer to the following report produced by the Data Set and Resource Data Collection: - PDI(ZWMQ0060) b) Ensure the following items are in effect: NOTE: ssid is the queue manager name (a.k.a., subsystem identifier). 1) A RESLEVEL resource (i.e., ssid.RESLEVEL) is defined for each queue manager to the MQADMIN or MXADMIN resource class with a UACC(NONE). 2) Access authorization to these RESLEVEL resources restricts all access. No users or groups must be specified in the access list. c) If both of the items in (b) are true, there is no finding. d) If either item in (b) is untrue, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-26238r1050718_fix)

RESLEVEL security profiles control the number of userids checked for API-resource security. RESLEVEL security will not be implemented due to the following exposures and limitations: 1) RESLEVEL is a powerful option that can cause the bypassing of all security checks. 2) Security audit records are not created when the RESLEVEL profile is utilized. 3) If the WARNING option is specified on a RESLEVEL profile, no warning messages are produced. To protect against any profile in the MQADMIN or MXADMIN class, such as ssid.**, resolving to a RESLEVEL profile, a ssid.RESLEVEL profile will be defined for each queue manager with UACC(NONE) specified and no users or groups specified in the access list. Ensure the following items are in effect: NOTE: ssid is the queue manager name (a.k.a., subsystem identifier). 1) A RESLEVEL resource (i.e., ssid.RESLEVEL) is defined for each queue manager to the MQADMIN or MXADMIN resource class with a UACC(NONE). 2) Access authorization to these RESLEVEL resources restricts all access. No users or groups must be specified in the access list. A set of sample commands is provided below to implement the profile necessary for proper security. RDEF MQADMIN <ssid>.RESLEVEL UACC(NONE) OWNER(ADMIN) AUDIT(ALL(READ)) DATA('MQADMIN PROFILE REQUIRED BY ZWMQ0060') SETR RACL(MQADMIN) REF Note that an additional WebSphere MQ Refresh may be required for active queue managers. This is done from the CONSOLE: The example is for a queue manager named QMD1: >QMD1 REFRESH SECURITY(*)