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RHEL 9 must disable core dumps for all users.

An XCCDF Rule

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.

ID
SV-257814r991589_rule
Version
RHEL-09-213095
Severity
Medium
References
Updated

Remediation Templates

A Manual Procedure

Configure the operating system to disable core dumps for all users.

Add the following line to the top of the /etc/security/limits.conf or in a single ".conf" file defined in /etc/security/limits.d/:

* hard core 0