STIGQter: STIG Summary: Mainframe Product Security Requirements Guide Version: 1 Release: 4 Benchmark Date: 24 Jan 2020:

The Mainframe Product must limit privileges to change Mainframe Product started task and job datasets to system programmers and authorized users in accordance with applicable access control policies.

DISA Rule

SV-82807r1_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-68317

Group Title

SRG-APP-000133-MFP-000193

Rule Version

SRG-APP-000133-MFP-000193

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-001499 - The organization limits privileges to change software resident within software libraries.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Configure the Mainframe Product to limit privileges to Mainframe Products started tasks and sob datasets to system programmers or other authorized users in accordance with applicable access control policies.

This can be accomplished with an ESM.

Configure the ESM to restrict update and greater access to Mainframe Product started tasks and job datasets to system programmers or other authorized users in accordance with applicable access control policies.

Check Contents

If an external security manager (ESM) is in use, examine the ESM configurations and rules.

If the ESM does not restrict update or greater access to started task and job datasets to system programmers or security managers or other authorized users as directed by applicable access control policies, this is a finding.

If an ESM is NOT in use, examine the Mainframe Product installation and configuration settings.

If the Mainframe Product does not restrict update or greater access to installation and job datasets to system programmers or security managers or other authorized users as directed by applicable access control policies, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-68317

Documentable

False

Rule Version

SRG-APP-000133-MFP-000193

Severity Override Guidance

If an external security manager (ESM) is in use, examine the ESM configurations and rules.

If the ESM does not restrict update or greater access to started task and job datasets to system programmers or security managers or other authorized users as directed by applicable access control policies, this is a finding.

If an ESM is NOT in use, examine the Mainframe Product installation and configuration settings.

If the Mainframe Product does not restrict update or greater access to installation and job datasets to system programmers or security managers or other authorized users as directed by applicable access control policies, this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

3061

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