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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.109735
Category:Policy
Title:Linux: Restricted core dumps
Summary:Core dumps are the memory of a process when it crashes. Core;dumps can grow to significant size, ending in a Denial of Service. Also, core dumps can be used to;get confidential information from a core file.;;Note: This scripts looks for '* hard core 0' setting in /etc/security/limits.conf file and *.conf files in the;/etc/security/limits.d directory.
Description:Summary:
Core dumps are the memory of a process when it crashes. Core
dumps can grow to significant size, ending in a Denial of Service. Also, core dumps can be used to
get confidential information from a core file.

Note: This scripts looks for '* hard core 0' setting in /etc/security/limits.conf file and *.conf files in the
/etc/security/limits.d directory.

CVSS Score:
0.0

CVSS Vector:
AV:L/AC:H/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:N

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