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


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-11997 GEN003520 SV-45704r1_rule 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
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server v11 for System z 2017-08-25

Details

Check Text ( C-43069r1_chk )
Check the ownership of the kernel core dump data directory.
# ls -ld /var/crash
If the kernel core dump data directory is not owned by root, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-39102r1_fix)
Change the owner of the kernel core dump data directory to root.
# chown root /var/crash