The kernel core dump data directory must be owned by root.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-11997	GEN003520	SV-27407r1_rule	ECLP-1	Low

Description
Kernel core dumps may contain the full contents of system memory at the time of the crash. As the system memory may contain sensitive information, it must be protected accordingly. If the kernel core dump data directory is not owned by root, the core dumps contained in the directory may be subject to unauthorized access.

STIG	Date
Solaris 9 SPARC Security Technical Implementation Guide	2012-05-25

Details

Check Text ( C-28592r1_chk )
Check the ownership of the kernel core dump data directory. # ls -ld /var/crash OR # ls -ld `grep DUMPADM_SAVDIR /etc/dumpadm.conf | cut -d= -f2` If the kernel core dump data directory is not owned by root, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-24679r1_fix)
Change the owner of the kernel core dump data directory to root. # chown root /var/crash