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The operating system must be a vendor supported release.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-71997 RHEL-07-020250 SV-86621r2_rule 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
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Security Technical Implementation Guide 2017-07-08

Details

Check Text ( C-72229r3_chk )
Verify the version of the operating system is vendor supported.

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

# cat /etc/redhat-release

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server release 7.2 (Maipo)

Current End of Life for RHEL 7.2 is Q4 2020.

Current End of Life for RHEL 7.3 is 30 June 2024.

If the release is not supported by the vendor, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-78349r1_fix)
Upgrade to a supported version of the operating system.