STIGQter: STIG Summary: z/OS CA Auditor for ACF2 Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 7 Release: 2 Benchmark Date: 01 Oct 2025:

CA Auditor User datasets are not properly protected.

DISA Rule

SV-224266r1141324_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-224266

Group Title

SRG-OS-000259

Rule Version

ZADTA002

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-001499 - Limit privileges to change software resident within software libraries.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

The ISSO will ensure that WRITE and/or greater access to CA Auditor User datasets is limited to systems programmers, security personnel, and auditors.

The installing systems programmer will identify and document the product datasets, categorize them according to who will have WRITE and/or greater access, and if required, ensure that all WRITE and/or greater access is logged. The systems programmer will identify if any additional groups have WRITE and/or greater access for specific datasets, and once documented will work with the ISSO to ensure that they are properly restricted to the ACP (Access Control Program) active on the system.

Datasets to be protected will be:
dataasets
SYS3.EXAMINE

The following commands are provided as a sample for implementing dataset controls:

$KEY(SYS3)
EXAMINE.- UID(<syspaudt>) R(A) W(A) A(A) E(A)
EXAMINE.- UID(<audtaudt>) R(A) W(A) A(A) E(A)
EXAMINE.- UID(<secaaudt>) R(A) W(A) A(A) E(A)

Check Contents

Refer to the following report produced by the dataset and Resource Data Collection:

- SENSITVE.RPT(ADTUSER).

Automated Analysis
Refer to the following report produced by the dataset and Resource Data Collection:

- PDI(ZADT0002).

Verify that the accesses to the CA Auditor User datasets are properly restricted. If the following guidance is true, this is not a finding.

The ACF2 dataset rules for the datasets restrict WRITE and/or greater access to systems programming personnel, security personnel, and auditors.

Vulnerability Number

V-224266

Documentable

False

Rule Version

ZADTA002

Severity Override Guidance

Refer to the following report produced by the dataset and Resource Data Collection:

- SENSITVE.RPT(ADTUSER).

Automated Analysis
Refer to the following report produced by the dataset and Resource Data Collection:

- PDI(ZADT0002).

Verify that the accesses to the CA Auditor User datasets are properly restricted. If the following guidance is true, this is not a finding.

The ACF2 dataset rules for the datasets restrict WRITE and/or greater access to systems programming personnel, security personnel, and auditors.

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

4112