The Mainframe Product must implement security safeguards to protect its memory from unauthorized code execution.
An XCCDF Rule
Description
<VulnDiscussion>Some adversaries launch attacks with the intent of executing code in non-executable regions of memory or in memory locations that are prohibited. Security safeguards employed to protect memory include, for example, data execution prevention and address space layout randomization. Data execution prevention safeguards can either be hardware-enforced or software-enforced with hardware providing the greater strength of mechanism. Examples of attacks are buffer overflow attacks.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>
- ID
- SV-205588r851353_rule
- Severity
- Medium
- References
- Updated
Remediation - Manual Procedure
Configure the Mainframe Product to identify critical core programs to the operating system for protection in accordance with applicable access control policies.
This can be accomplished by an external security manager (ESM). Configure the ESM to restrict access to these critical core programs to appropriate users in accordance with applicable access control policies.