WebSphere MQ RESLEVEL resources in the appropriate ADMIN resource class must be protected in accordance with security requirements.

Severity	Group ID	Group Title	Version	Rule ID	Date	STIG Version
medium	V-224370	SRG-OS-000080	ZWMQ0060	SV-224370r1144174_rule	2025-09-27	7

Description
WebSphere MQ resources allow for the control of administrator functions, connections, commands, queues, processes, and namelists. Some resources provide the ability to disable or bypass security checking. Failure to properly protect WebSphere MQ resources may result in unauthorized access. This exposure could compromise the availability, integrity, and confidentiality of system services, applications, and customer data.

Description

WebSphere MQ resources allow for the control of administrator functions, connections, commands, queues, processes, and namelists. Some resources provide the ability to disable or bypass security checking. Failure to properly protect WebSphere MQ resources may result in unauthorized access. This exposure could compromise the availability, integrity, and confidentiality of system services, applications, and customer data.

ℹ️ Check
Refer to the following report produced by the dataset and Resource Data Collection: - SENSITVE.RPT(MQADMIN). - SENSITVE.RPT(MXADMIN). - ACF2CMDS.RPT(RESOURCE) - Alternate report. Automated Analysis Refer to the following report produced by the dataset and Resource Data Collection: - PDI(ZWMQ0060). If the following guidance is true, this is not a finding. Note: ssid is the queue manager name (a.k.a., subsystem identifier). A RESLEVEL resource (i.e., ssid.RESLEVEL) is defined for each queue manager to TYPE(MQA) or TYPE(MXA) (i.e., MQADMIN or MXADMIN resource class, if SCYCASE is set to MIXED) with a default access of PREVENT. Access authorization to these RESLEVEL resources restricts all access. No users are permitted access to ssid.RESLEVEL resources.

ℹ️ Check

Refer to the following report produced by the dataset and Resource Data Collection: - SENSITVE.RPT(MQADMIN). - SENSITVE.RPT(MXADMIN). - ACF2CMDS.RPT(RESOURCE) - Alternate report. Automated Analysis Refer to the following report produced by the dataset and Resource Data Collection: - PDI(ZWMQ0060). If the following guidance is true, this is not a finding. Note: ssid is the queue manager name (a.k.a., subsystem identifier). A RESLEVEL resource (i.e., ssid.RESLEVEL) is defined for each queue manager to TYPE(MQA) or TYPE(MXA) (i.e., MQADMIN or MXADMIN resource class, if SCYCASE is set to MIXED) with a default access of PREVENT. Access authorization to these RESLEVEL resources restricts all access. No users are permitted access to ssid.RESLEVEL resources.

✔️ Fix
Ensure that a ssid.RESLEVEL profile is only defined for each queue manager. Ensure the following items are in effect: Note: ssid is the queue manager name (a.k.a., subsystem identifier). A RESLEVEL resource (i.e., ssid.RESLEVEL) is defined for each queue manager to TYPE(MQA) (i.e., MQADMIN or MZADMIN resource class) with a default access of PREVENT. Access authorization to these RESLEVEL resources restricts all access. No users are permitted access to ssid.RESLEVEL resources. Example: $KEY(ssid) TYPE(MQA) RESLEVEL UID(*) PREVENT

✔️ Fix

Ensure that a ssid.RESLEVEL profile is only defined for each queue manager. Ensure the following items are in effect: Note: ssid is the queue manager name (a.k.a., subsystem identifier). A RESLEVEL resource (i.e., ssid.RESLEVEL) is defined for each queue manager to TYPE(MQA) (i.e., MQADMIN or MZADMIN resource class) with a default access of PREVENT. Access authorization to these RESLEVEL resources restricts all access. No users are permitted access to ssid.RESLEVEL resources. Example: $KEY(ssid) TYPE(MQA) RESLEVEL UID(*) PREVENT