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The Ubuntu operating system must be a vendor supported release.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-75389 UBTU-16-010000 SV-90069r1_rule High
Description
An Ubuntu 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
Canonical Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Security Technical Implementation Guide 2018-07-18

Details

Check Text ( C-75133r1_chk )
Verify the version of the Ubuntu operating system is vendor supported.

Check the version of the Ubuntu operating system with the following command:

# cat /etc/lsb-release

DISTRIB_RELEASE=16.04
DISTRIB_CODENAME=xenial
DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTS"

Current End of Life for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS is April 2021.

If the release is not supported by the vendor, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-82017r1_fix)
Upgrade to a supported version of the Ubuntu operating system.