The operating system must limit the use of resources by priority.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
RHEL-06-000423-PNF	RHEL-06-000423-PNF	RHEL-06-000423-PNF_rule		Medium

Description
Priority protection helps prevent a lower-priority process from delaying or interfering with the operating system servicing any higher-priority process. Operating systems must limit potential high volume usage resources to protect against a Denial of Service.

STIG	Date
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2013-02-05

Details

Check Text ( C-RHEL-06-000423-PNF_chk )
RHEL6 supports this requirement and cannot be configured to be out of compliance. This is a permanent not a finding.

Fix Text (F-RHEL-06-000423-PNF_fix)
This requirement is a permanent not a finding. No fix is required.