Process core dumps must be disabled unless needed.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-11996	GEN003500	SV-35008r1_rule	ECCD-1 ECCD-2	Low

Description
Process core dumps contain the memory in use by the process when it crashed. Process core dump files can be of significant size and their use can result in file systems filling to capacity, which may result in Denial of Service. Process core dumps can be useful for software debugging.

STIG	Date
HP-UX 11.23 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2015-12-02

Details

Check Text ( C-36487r1_chk )
# grep -c ulimit /etc/profile If the return value of this command is 0, this is a finding. If the return value of this command is not 0: # grep ulimit /etc/profile If the -c argument with a value of 0 is not present, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-31839r1_fix)
Edit /etc/profile, ensure the ulimit command is present with the -c argument of the ulimit command set to 0.