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IBM z/OS NOBUFFS in SMFPRMxx must be properly set (default is MSG).

An XCCDF Rule

Description

It is critical for the appropriate personnel to be aware if a system is at risk of failing to process audit logs as required. Without this notification, the security personnel may be unaware of an impending failure of the audit capability, and system operation may be adversely affected. Audit processing failures include software/hardware errors, failures in the audit capturing mechanisms, and audit storage capacity being reached or exceeded. This requirement applies to each audit data storage repository (i.e., distinct information system component where audit records are stored), the centralized audit storage capacity of organizations (i.e., all audit data storage repositories combined), or both.

ID
SV-224075r1038966_rule
Version
TSS0-US-000020
Severity
Medium
References
Updated

Remediation Templates

A Manual Procedure

Configure NOBUFFS to "HALT" unless availability is an overriding concern then NOBUFFS can be set to MSG.