Kernel core dumps must be disabled unless needed.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-215016	UBTU-16-010900	SV-215016r610931_rule		Medium

Description
Kernel core dumps may contain the full contents of system memory at the time of the crash. Kernel core dumps may consume a considerable amount of disk space and may result in denial of service by exhausting the available space on the target file system partition.

STIG	Date
Canonical Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Security Technical Implementation Guide	2020-12-09

Details

Check Text ( C-16215r284916_chk )
Verify that kernel core dumps are disabled unless needed. Check the status of the "kdump" service with the following command: # systemctl status kdump.service Loaded: not-found (Reason: No such file or directory) Active: inactive (dead) If the "kdump" service is active, ask the System Administrator if the use of the service is required and documented with the Information System Security Officer (ISSO). If the service is active and is not documented, this is a finding.

Check Text ( C-16215r284916_chk )

Verify that kernel core dumps are disabled unless needed.

Check the status of the "kdump" service with the following command:

# systemctl status kdump.service
Loaded: not-found (Reason: No such file or directory)
Active: inactive (dead)

If the "kdump" service is active, ask the System Administrator if the use of the service is required and documented with the Information System Security Officer (ISSO).

If the service is active and is not documented, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-16213r284917_fix)
If kernel core dumps are not required, disable the "kdump" service with the following command: # systemctl disable kdump.service If kernel core dumps are required, document the need with the Information System Security Officer (ISSO).