OA60941: AUDIT CONCERN "MEMORY REGION WRITABLE BY ANY USER" INCORRECTLY REPORTED FOR XSHR

Obtain the fix for this APAR.

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Audit concern "Memory region writable by any user"
  incorrectly reported for XSHR.
  

Local fix

• N/A
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: Users of zSecure Audit exploiting the        *
  *                 'Globally Writable Common Storage' report    *
  *                 (interactive option AU.S -> MVS Tables' or   *
  *                 newlist type CSM).                           *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: zSecure Audit reports an audit concern  *
  *                      that memory region is writable by any   *
  *                      user for shared memory objects.         *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION: Apply the PTF provided.                      *
  ****************************************************************
  zSecure Audit reports an audit concern that states 'Memory
  region writable by any user' for shared memory objects (referred
  by zSecure to as XSHR) while there should not be such concern.
  

Problem conclusion

• zSecure Audit has been modified so that it does not report an
  audit concern that memory region writable by any user for shared
  memory objects.
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

  UJ04941

Modules/Macros

• CKAOUCSM GKROUCSM
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  ZSEC BASE,ADMIN

• Fixed component ID

  5655T0100

Applicable component levels

• R240 PSY UJ04941

     UP21/03/03 P F103

Fix is available

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