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

CA Auditor resources are not properly defined and protected.

DISA Rule

SV-224267r1141326_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-224267

Group Title

SRG-OS-000018

Rule Version

ZADTA020

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-000213 - Enforce approved authorizations for logical access to information and system resources in accordance with applicable access control policies.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

The IOA will verify that the LTDMMAIN resource in the PROGRAM resource class is restricted to systems programmers, auditors, and security personnel.

The ACF2 rules for the resource specify a default access of NONE. There are ACF2 rules defined and only systems programmers, auditors, and security personnel have access.

Example:

SET R(PGM)
$KEY(LTDMMAIN) TYPE(PGM)
UID(<syspaudt>) ALLOW
UID(<audtaudt>) ALLOW
UID(<secaaudt>) ALLOW
UID(*) PREVENT DATA(SRR FINDING FOR CA AUDITOR)

Check Contents

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

- SENSITVE.RPT(ZADT0020).
- ACF2CMDS.RPT(RESOURCE) - Alternate report.

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

- PDI(ZADT0020).

Verify that the access to the LTDMMAIN resource in the PROGRAM resource class is restricted. If the following guidance is true, this is not a finding.

The ACF2 rules for the resources specify a default access of NONE.

The ACF2 rules for the resources are restricted access to systems programmers, auditors, and security personnel.

Vulnerability Number

V-224267

Documentable

False

Rule Version

ZADTA020

Severity Override Guidance

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

- SENSITVE.RPT(ZADT0020).
- ACF2CMDS.RPT(RESOURCE) - Alternate report.

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

- PDI(ZADT0020).

Verify that the access to the LTDMMAIN resource in the PROGRAM resource class is restricted. If the following guidance is true, this is not a finding.

The ACF2 rules for the resources specify a default access of NONE.

The ACF2 rules for the resources are restricted access to systems programmers, auditors, and security personnel.

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

4112