AIX process core dumps must be disabled.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-215396 | AIX7-00-003093 | SV-215396r991589_rule | CCI-000366 | medium |
| Description | ||||
| A core dump includes a memory image taken at the time the operating system terminates an application. The memory image could contain sensitive data and is generally useful only for developers trying to debug problems. | ||||
| STIG | Date | |||
| IBM AIX 7.x Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2024-08-16 | |||
Related Frameworks
4 paths across 3 frameworks
Related Frameworks
NIST 800-531 mapping
CM-6
1.00
- DISA · 3 · disa_xccdf · related
- DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
NIST 800-1712 mappings
3.4.1
1.00
- DISA · 3 · disa_xccdf · related
- DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
- NIST · Rev 2 (Feb 2020, errata Jan 2021) · nist_800_171_app_d · equivalent
3.4.2
1.00
- DISA · 3 · disa_xccdf · related
- DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
- NIST · Rev 2 (Feb 2020, errata Jan 2021) · nist_800_171_app_d · equivalent
CCI1 mapping
CCI-000366
1.00
- DISA · 3 · disa_xccdf · related
Details
Check Text (C-215396r991589_chk)
From the command prompt, run the following command:
# lsuser -a core ALL
root core=0
daemon core=0
bin core=0
sys core=0
adm core=0
uucp core=0
snapp core=0
ipsec core=0
srvproxy core=0
esaadmin core=0
sshd core=0
doejohn core=0
If any user does not have a value of "core = 0", this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-16592r294640_fix)
Run command:
# chsec -f /etc/security/limits -s default -a core=0