The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must disable Kernel core dumps unless needed.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-204492	RHEL-07-021300	SV-204492r603261_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
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2023-03-08

Details

Check Text ( C-4616r88668_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 kdump.service - Crash recovery kernel arming Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/kdump.service; enabled) Active: active (exited) since Wed 2015-08-26 13:08:09 EDT; 43min ago Main PID: 1130 (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS) kernel arming. 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-4616r88668_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
kdump.service - Crash recovery kernel arming
Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/kdump.service; enabled)
Active: active (exited) since Wed 2015-08-26 13:08:09 EDT; 43min ago
Main PID: 1130 (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
kernel arming.

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-4616r88669_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 ISSO.