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The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must have an anti-virus solution installed.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-81443 RHEL-06-000533 SV-96157r1_rule Medium
Description
Virus scanning software can be used to protect a system from penetration from computer viruses and to limit their spread through intermediate systems.
STIG Date
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Security Technical Implementation Guide 2019-09-25

Details

Check Text ( C-81183r1_chk )
Verify an anti-virus solution is installed on the system. The anti-virus solution may be bundled with an approved host-based security solution.

If there is no anti-virus solution installed on the system, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-88261r1_fix)
Install an anti-virus solution on the system.