The operating system must implement address space layout randomization to protect its memory from unauthorized code execution.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-203754	SRG-OS-000433-GPOS-00193	SV-203754r958928_rule		Medium

Description

Some adversaries launch attacks with the intent of executing code in non-executable regions of memory or in memory locations that are prohibited. Security safeguards employed to protect memory include, for example, data execution prevention and address space layout randomization. Data execution prevention safeguards can either be hardware-enforced or software-enforced with hardware providing the greater strength of mechanism. Examples of attacks are buffer overflow attacks.

STIG	Date
General Purpose Operating System Security Requirements Guide	2024-12-04

Details

Check Text (C-3879r375383_chk)

Verify the operating system implements address space layout randomization to protect its memory from unauthorized code execution. If it does not, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-3879r375384_fix)

Configure the operating system to implement address space layout randomization to protect its memory from unauthorized code execution.