The kernel core dump data directory must be owned by root.

An XCCDF Rule

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Description

Kernel core dumps may contain the full contents of system memory at the time of the crash. As the system memory may contain sensitive information, it must be protected accordingly. If the kernel core dump data directory is not owned by root, the core dumps contained in the directory may be subject to unauthorized access.

ID: SV-216451r959010_rule
Version: SOL-11.1-080090
Severity: Medium
References: CCI-000366
Updated: about 2 months ago

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The root role is required.

This action applies to the global zone only. Determine the zone that you are currently securing.

# zonename
If the command output is "global", this action applies.

Determine the location of the system dump directory.

# dumpadm | grep directory

Change the owner of the kernel core dump data directory to root.

# chown root [savecore directory]

In Solaris 11, /var/crash is linked to /var/share/crash.

The kernel core dump data directory must be owned by root.

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A Manual Procedure