Title

Process core dumps must be disabled unless needed. (Cat III impact)

Discussion

Process core dumps contain the memory in use by the process when it crashed. Process core dump files can be of significant size and their use can result in file systems filling to capacity, which may result in denial-of-Service. Process core dumps can be useful for software debugging.

Check Content

Determine if process core dumps are enabled on the system. If process core dumps are enabled, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Disable process core dumps on the system.

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-12497r2_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-11996

Group Title: GEN003500

Expert Comments

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