RHEL 8 must be a vendor-supported release.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-230221	RHEL-08-010000	SV-230221r743913_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. Red Hat offers the Extended Update Support (EUS) ad-on to a Red Hat Enterprise Linux subscription, for a fee, for those customers who wish to standardize on a specific minor release for an extended period. The RHEL 8 minor releases eligible for EUS are 8.1, 8.2, 8.4, 8.6, and 8.8. Each RHEL 8 EUS stream is available for 24 months from the availability of the minor release. RHEL 8.10 will be the final minor release overall. For more details on the Red Hat Enterprise Linux Life Cycle visit https://access.redhat.com/support/policy/updates/errata.

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. Red Hat offers the Extended Update Support (EUS) ad-on to a Red Hat Enterprise Linux subscription, for a fee, for those customers who wish to standardize on a specific minor release for an extended period. The RHEL 8 minor releases eligible for EUS are 8.1, 8.2, 8.4, 8.6, and 8.8. Each RHEL 8 EUS stream is available for 24 months from the availability of the minor release. RHEL 8.10 will be the final minor release overall. For more details on the Red Hat Enterprise Linux Life Cycle visit https://access.redhat.com/support/policy/updates/errata.

STIG	Date
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2021-12-03

Details

Check Text ( C-32890r743912_chk )
Verify the version of the operating system is vendor supported. Check the version of the operating system with the following command: $ sudo cat /etc/redhat-release Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server release 8.4 (Ootpa) Current End of Extended Update Support for RHEL 8.1 is 30 November 2021. Current End of Extended Update Support for RHEL 8.2 is 30 April 2022. Current End of Extended Update Support for RHEL 8.4 is 30 April 2023. Current End of Maintenance Support for RHEL 8.5 is 30 April 2022. Current End of Extended Update Support for RHEL 8.6 is 30 April 2024. Current End of Maintenance Support for RHEL 8.7 is 30 April 2023. Current End of Extended Update Support for RHEL 8.8 is 30 April 2025. Current End of Maintenance Support for RHEL 8.9 is 30 April 2024. Current End of Maintenance Support for RHEL 8.10 is 31 May 2029. If the release is not supported by the vendor, this is a finding.

Check Text ( C-32890r743912_chk )

Verify the version of the operating system is vendor supported.

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

$ sudo cat /etc/redhat-release

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server release 8.4 (Ootpa)

Current End of Extended Update Support for RHEL 8.1 is 30 November 2021.

Current End of Extended Update Support for RHEL 8.2 is 30 April 2022.

Current End of Extended Update Support for RHEL 8.4 is 30 April 2023.

Current End of Maintenance Support for RHEL 8.5 is 30 April 2022.

Current End of Extended Update Support for RHEL 8.6 is 30 April 2024.

Current End of Maintenance Support for RHEL 8.7 is 30 April 2023.

Current End of Extended Update Support for RHEL 8.8 is 30 April 2025.

Current End of Maintenance Support for RHEL 8.9 is 30 April 2024.

Current End of Maintenance Support for RHEL 8.10 is 31 May 2029.

If the release is not supported by the vendor, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-32865r567410_fix)
Upgrade to a supported version of RHEL 8.