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The system must be configured to store any process core dumps in a specific, centralized directory.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-22399 GEN003501 SV-26576r2_rule ECLP-1 Low
Description
Specifying a centralized location for core file creation allows for the centralized protection of core files. Process core dumps contain the memory in use by the process when it crashed. Any data the process was handling may be contained in the core file, and it must be protected accordingly. If process core dump creation is not configured to use a centralized directory, core dumps may be created in a directory that does not have appropriate ownership or permissions configured, which could result in unauthorized access to the core dumps.
STIG Date
SOLARIS 9 SPARC SECURITY TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION GUIDE 2015-10-01

Details

Check Text ( C-27623r1_chk )
Verify a directory is defined for process core dumps.

# grep COREADM_GLOB_PATTERN /etc/coreadm.conf

If the parameter is not an absolute path (does not start with a slash [/]), this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-23823r2_fix)
Change the core file pattern.
# coreadm -g /var/core/core.%f.%p

Then:
# coreadm -u
In order to force a reload of the configuration.