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

SRRAUDIT User datasets are not properly protected.

DISA Rule

SV-224343r1144089_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-224343

Group Title

SRG-OS-000259

Rule Version

ZSRRA002

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 READ, UPDATE, and ALTER access to program product user datasets is limited to systems programmers, security personnel, and auditors, and all WRITE and/or greater access is logged.

The installing systems programmer will identify and document the product user datasets and categorize them according to who will have WRITE and/or greater access and, if required, that all WRITE and/or greater access is logged. The systems programmer will identify if any additional groups have UPDATE 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.

Dataset prefix to be protected will be:
SYS3.SRRAUDIT

If doing a full SRR review using the z/OS STIG Instruction, the following dataset prefix to be protected will be:
SYS3.FSO

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

SET RULE
$KEY(S3S)
$PREFIX(SYS3)
SRRAUDIT.- UID(syspaudt) R(A) W(L) A(L) E(A) DATA(DEFAULT SYSPROG)
SRRAUDIT.- UID(secaaudt) R(A) W(L) A(L) E(A) DATA(DEFAULT Security)
SRRAUDIT.- UID(audtaudt) R(A) W(L) A(L) E(A) DATA(DEFAULT Auditor)

$KEY(S3F)
$PREFIX(SYS3)
FSO- UID(syspaudt) R(A) W(L) A(L) E(A) DATA(DEFAULT SYSPROG)
FSO- UID(secaaudt) R(A) W(L) A(L) E(A) DATA(DEFAULT Security)
FSO- UID(audtaudt) R(A) W(L) A(L) E(A) DATA(DEFAULT Auditor)

Check Contents

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

- SENSITVE.RPT(SRRUSER).

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

- PDI(ZSRR0002).

Verify that access to the SRRAUDIT User datasets is properly restricted. If the following guidance is true, this is not a finding.

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

The ACF2 dataset rules for the datasets do not specify that all (i.e., failures and successes) WRITE and/or greater access will be logged.

Vulnerability Number

V-224343

Documentable

False

Rule Version

ZSRRA002

Severity Override Guidance

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

- SENSITVE.RPT(SRRUSER).

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

- PDI(ZSRR0002).

Verify that access to the SRRAUDIT User datasets is properly restricted. If the following guidance is true, this is not a finding.

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

The ACF2 dataset rules for the datasets do not specify that all (i.e., failures and successes) WRITE and/or greater access will be logged.

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

4129