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The amount of virtual memory an application pool uses for each IIS 8.5 website must be explicitly set.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-76869 IISW-SI-000253 SV-91565r4_rule Medium
Description
IIS application pools can be periodically recycled to avoid unstable states possibly leading to application crashes, hangs, or memory leaks. By default, application pool recycling is overlapped, which means the worker process to be shut down is kept running until after a new worker process is started. After a new worker process starts, new requests are passed to it. The old worker process shuts down after it finishes processing its existing requests, or after a configured time-out, whichever comes first. This way of recycling ensures uninterrupted service to clients.
STIG Date
IIS 8.5 Site Security Technical Implementation Guide 2020-06-05

Details

Check Text ( C-76525r4_chk )
Note: If the IIS Application Pool is hosting Microsoft SharePoint, this is Not Applicable.

If this IIS 8.5 installation is supporting Microsoft Exchange, and not otherwise hosting any content, this requirement is Not Applicable.

Open the IIS 8.5 Manager.

Perform the following for each Application Pool:

Click "Application Pools".

Highlight an Application Pool and click "Advanced Settings" in the Action Pane.

In the "Advanced Settings" dialog box scroll down to the "Recycling" section and verify the value for "Virtual Memory Limit" is not set to "0".

If the value for "Virtual Memory Limit" is set to "0", this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-83565r2_fix)
Open the IIS 8.5 Manager.

Click “Application Pools”.

Perform the following for each Application Pool:

Highlight an Application Pool and click "Advanced Settings" in the "Action" Pane.

In the "Advanced Settings" dialog box scroll down to the "Recycling" section and set the value for "Virtual Memory Limit" to a value other than "0".

Click "OK".