Kernel core dumps must be disabled unless needed.

From Apple OS X 10.8 (Mountain Lion) Workstation STIG

Associated with: CCI-000366

SV-65489r1_rule Kernel core dumps must be disabled unless needed.

Vulnerability discussion

Check content

To check if kernel core dumps are enabled, run the following command: sudo sysctl kern.coredump | awk '{ print $NF }' If the value is not "0", this is a finding.

Fix text

Edit the /etc/sysctl.conf file to include the following line: kern.coredump=0

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