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1.2.2.3 Ensure Operating System is a vendor-supported release

Information

An operating system release is considered "supported" if the vendor continues to provide security patches for the product

With an unsupported release, it will not be possible to resolve security issues discovered in the system software.

NOTE: Nessus has provided the target output to assist in reviewing the benchmark to ensure target compliance.

Solution

Upgrade to a supported version of the Operating System (OS)

Run the following command to install the latest patches:

# dnf update

See Also

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

Item Details

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-6b., CAT|I, Rule-ID|SV-230221r858734_rule, STIG-ID|RHEL-08-010000, Vuln-ID|V-230221

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: ddbaf6b98e182ed56440f61e97d7a382c5e9b26f2aac6649efa9eae47999edcb