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4.3.18 Restrict Access to SYSIBM.SYSPLANAUTH

Information

The SYSIBM.SYSPLANAUTH table contains the package privileges granted to the user or a group of users. It is recommended that the PUBLIC role be restricted from accessing this table.

Rationale:

The list of all users with access to a package should not be exposed to the public.

Solution

Perform the following to revoke access from PUBLIC.

Connect to the Db2 database.

db2 => connect to <dbname>

Run the following command:

db2 => REVOKE SELECT ON SYSIBM.SYSPLANAUTH FROM PUBLIC

See Also

https://workbench.cisecurity.org/benchmarks/23492

Item Details

Category: ACCESS CONTROL, MEDIA PROTECTION

References: 800-53|AC-3, 800-53|AC-5, 800-53|AC-6, 800-53|MP-2, CSCv7|14.6

Plugin: IBM_DB2DB

Control ID: b0013f38cdfc81f96174b2599ac01d09d766cd9ae58eaa4aa3eefc005264e879