TOSS must restrict exposed kernel pointer addresses access.
An XCCDF Rule
Description
<VulnDiscussion>It is detrimental for operating systems to provide, or install by default, functionality exceeding requirements or mission objectives. These unnecessary capabilities or services are often overlooked and therefore may remain unsecured. They increase the risk to the platform by providing additional attack vectors.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>
- ID
- SV-253132r991589_rule
- Severity
- Medium
- References
- Updated
Remediation - Manual Procedure
Configure TOSS to restrict exposed kernel pointer addresses access by adding the following line to a file in the "/etc/sysctl.d" directory:
kernel.kptr_restrict = 1
The system configuration files need to be reloaded for the changes to take effect. To reload the contents of the files, run the following command: