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1.5.1 Ensure address space layout randomization is enabled

Information

Address space layout randomization (ASLR) is an exploit mitigation technique which randomly arranges the address space of key data areas of a process.

Randomly placing virtual memory regions will make it difficult to write memory page exploits as the memory placement will be consistently shifting.

Solution

Set the following parameter in /etc/sysctl.conf or a file in /etc/sysctl.d/ ending in .conf :

 - kernel.randomize_va_space = 2

Example:

# printf "
kernel.randomize_va_space = 2
" >> /etc/sysctl.d/60-kernel_sysctl.conf

Run the following command to set the active kernel parameter:

# sysctl -w kernel.randomize_va_space=2

Note: If these settings appear in a canonically later file, or later in the same file, these settings will be overwritten

See Also

https://workbench.cisecurity.org/benchmarks/19886

Item Details

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT, SYSTEM AND INFORMATION INTEGRITY

References: 800-53|CM-6, 800-53|CM-6b., 800-53|SI-16, CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000366, CSCv7|8.3, Rule-ID|SV-230280r858767_rule, STIG-ID|RHEL-08-010430, Vuln-ID|V-230280

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: b66e66690cc7cf4790b53206ae15efc226bdeef72959750fb1151ee8c6eaf0c9