And this IMHO is why the shared access to OS control blocks without access 
controls makes z/OS less secure than a Linux Kernel which is locked down.  I 
think the clarification is cover for “we have a significant read-only 
vulnerability” that needs to be corrected.  Giving away information that shares 
attack vectors makes an attacker’s job easier.

Matt Hogstrom
PGP key 0F143BC1

> On Feb 4, 2022, at 06:42, Radoslaw Skorupka <r.skoru...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> 
> IBM's clarification: the information in PARMLIB is accessible to any 
> non-privileged user via control blocks, CVT, etc.

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