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1.81 OL08-00-010440

Information

YUM must remove all software components after updated versions have been installed on OL 8.

GROUP ID: V-248595
RULE ID: SV-248595r958936

Previous versions of software components that are not removed from the information system after updates have been installed may be exploited by adversaries. Some information technology products may remove older versions of software automatically from the information system.

Solution

Configure OL 8 to remove all software components after updated versions have been installed.

Set the "clean_requirements_on_remove" option to "True" in the "/etc/yum.conf" file:

clean_requirements_on_remove=True

See Also

https://workbench.cisecurity.org/benchmarks/23791

Item Details

Category: SYSTEM AND INFORMATION INTEGRITY

References: 800-53|SI-2(6), CAT|III, CCI|CCI-002617, Rule-ID|SV-248595r958936_rule, STIG-ID|OL08-00-010440, Vuln-ID|V-248595

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 25345e6d4cad7e1e8858860a10680473daac92169786cdafbbb20b08f05750ef