The operating system must support automated patch management tools to facilitate flaw remediation to organization-defined information system components.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
RHEL-06-000456-PNF	RHEL-06-000456-PNF	RHEL-06-000456-PNF_rule		Medium

Description
The organization (including any contractor to the organization) must promptly install security-relevant software updates (e.g., patches, service packs, hot fixes). Flaws discovered during security assessments, continuous monitoring, incident response activities, or information system error handling, must also be addressed.

STIG	Date
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2013-02-05

Details

Check Text ( C-RHEL-06-000456-PNF_chk )
RHEL6 supports this requirement and cannot be configured to be out of compliance. This is a permanent not a finding.

Fix Text (F-RHEL-06-000456-PNF_fix)
This requirement is a permanent not a finding. No fix is required.