Unauthorized accounts will not have the "Increase a process working set" user right.

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Unauthorized accounts will not have the "Increase a process working set" user right.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-26491	WINUR-000026	SV-35946r1_rule	ECLP-1	Medium

Description
Inappropriate granting of user rights can provide system, administrative, and other high level capabilities. Accounts with the "Increase a process working set" right can change the size of a process's working set potentially causing performance issues or a DoS.

STIG	Date
Windows 7 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2012-08-22

Details

Check Text ( C-33909r1_chk )
Analyze the system using the Security Configuration and Analysis snap-in. Expand the Security Configuration and Analysis tree view. Navigate to Local Policies -> User Rights Assignment. If any accounts or groups other than the following are granted the “Increase a process working set” right, this is a finding: Administrators Local Service

Fix Text (F-29598r1_fix)
Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration -> Windows Settings -> Security Settings -> Local Policies -> User Rights Assignment -> "Increase a process working set" as defined in the Check section.