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XCCDF
Solaris 11 X86 Security Technical Implementation Guide
SRG-OS-000480
Process core dumps must be disabled unless needed.
Process core dumps must be disabled unless needed.
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Process core dumps must be disabled unless needed.
Medium Severity
<VulnDiscussion>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.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>