Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
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V-11940 | GEN000100 | SV-27052r1_rule | VIVM-1 | High |
Description |
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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. |
STIG | Date |
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AIX 5.3 SECURITY TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION GUIDE | 2014-10-03 |
Check Text ( C-36589r1_chk ) |
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# oslevel Vendor supported versions are 5.3 and later at the time of writing. AIX 5.3 End of support 30 April 2012 AIX 5.2 End of support 30 April 2009 AIX 5.1 End of support 1 April 2006 If the release is not supported, this is a finding. |
Fix Text (F-11211r2_fix) |
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Upgrade to a supported version of the operating system. |