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The centralized process core dump data directory must have mode 0700 or less permissive.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-22402 GEN003504 SV-46154r1_rule Low
Description
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 the process core dump data directory has a mode more permissive than 0700, unauthorized users may be able to view or to modify sensitive information contained any process core dumps in the directory.
STIG Date
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server v11 for System z 2016-12-20

Details

Check Text ( C-43415r1_chk )
Procedure:
Check the defined directory for process core dumps.
# cat /proc/sys/kernel/core_pattern|xargs -n1 -IPATTERN dirname PATTERN

Check the permissions of the directory.
# ls -lLd
If the has a mode more permissive than 0700, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-39493r1_fix)
Change the mode of the core file directory.
# chmod 0700