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XCCDF
IBM zVM Using CA VM:Secure Security Technical Implementation Guide
SRG-OS-000142-GPOS-00071
SRG-OS-000142-GPOS-00071
An XCCDF Group - A logical subset of the XCCDF Benchmark
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SRG-OS-000142-GPOS-00071
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The IBM z/VM TCP/IP FOREIGNIPCONLIMIT statement must be properly configured.
Medium Severity
<VulnDiscussion>DoS is a condition when a resource is not available for legitimate users. When this occurs, the organization either cannot accomplish its mission or must operate at degraded capacity. Managing excess capacity ensures that sufficient capacity is available to counter flooding attacks. Employing increased capacity and service redundancy may reduce the susceptibility to some DoS attacks. Managing excess capacity may include, for example, establishing selected usage priorities, quotas, or partitioning. Use the FOREIGNIPCONLIMIT statement to define the maximum number of connections that a foreign IP address is allowed to have open at the same time. If this value would be exceeded, an SSTRESS denial-of-service attack is declared.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>