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
GEN003501-ESXI5-PNF	GEN003501-ESXI5-PNF	GEN003501-ESXI5-PNF_rule		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. Applicable, but permanent not-a-finding - The hypervisor does not support this function (Process core dumps are not created).

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. Applicable, but permanent not-a-finding - The hypervisor does not support this function (Process core dumps are not created).

STIG	Date
VMware ESXi v5 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2013-01-15

Details

Check Text ( C-GEN003501-ESXI5-PNF_chk )
ESXi supports this requirement and cannot be configured to be out of compliance. This is a permanent not a finding.

Fix Text (F-GEN003501-ESXI5-PNF_fix)
This requirement is permanent not a finding. No fix is required.