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The operating system must be a supported release.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-11940 GEN000100 SV-27052r1_rule VIVM-1 High
Description
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
Draft AIX Security Technical Implementation Guide 2011-08-17

Details

Check Text ( C-36589r1_chk )
# 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)
Upgrade to a supported version of the operating system.