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V-237942

CAT II (Medium)

The CA VM:Secure LOGONBY command must be restricted to system administrators.

Rule ID

SV-237942r859011_rule

STIG

IBM zVM Using CA VM:Secure Security Technical Implementation Guide

Version

V2R2

CCIs

CCI-002263

Discussion

In certain situations, software applications/programs need to execute with elevated privileges to perform required functions. However, if the privileges required for execution are at a higher level than the privileges assigned to organizational users invoking such applications/programs, those users are indirectly provided with greater privileges than assigned by the organizations. The LOGONBY statement designates up to eight user IDs that can use their own passwords to log on to and use the virtual machine.

Check Content

Examine the CA VM:Secure Rules facility for "LOGONBY" rules.

If the "LOGONBY" rules specifies users that are not system administrators, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Assure that any "LOGONBY" rules in the CA VM: Secure Rules Facility only specifies users who are system administrators.