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Process core dumps must be disabled unless needed.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-11996 GEN003500 SV-27400r1_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
Solaris 9 SPARC Security Technical Implementation Guide 2012-05-25

Details

Check Text ( C-28564r1_chk )
Check the process core dump configuration.
# coreadm |grep enabled
OR
# egrep "COREADM_.*_ENABLED" /etc/coreadm.conf.

If any lines are returned by coreadm or if any lines are not set to no in /etc/coreadm.conf, this is a finding.

# grep coredumpsize /etc/system
If the value is 1, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-24648r1_fix)
Change the process core dump configuration.
# coreadm -d global
# coreadm -d process
# coreadm -d global-setid
# coreadm -d proc-setid
# coreadm -d log

Edit /etc/system and remove the coredumpsize parameter.