The centralized process core dump data directory must not have an extended ACL.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-22403	GEN003505	SV-38795r1_rule	ECLP-1	Low

Description
Process core dumps contain the memory in use by the process when it crashed. Any data the process was handling may be contained in the core file, and it must be protected accordingly. If the process core dump data directory has an extended ACL, unauthorized users may be able to view or to modify sensitive information contained any process core dumps in the directory.

STIG	Date
Draft AIX Security Technical Implementation Guide	2011-08-17

Details

Check Text ( C-37226r1_chk )
Determine if the centralized process core dump data directory has an extended ACL. #grep core_pathname /etc/security/user #aclget Verify if extended permissions are disabled. If extended permissions are not disabled, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-32488r1_fix)
Remove the extended ACL from the centralized process core dump data directory and disable extended permissions. #acledit