YUM must remove all software components after updated versions have been installed on RHEL 8.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-230281	RHEL-08-010440	SV-230281r854034_rule		Low

Description
Previous versions of software components that are not removed from the information system after updates have been installed may be exploited by adversaries. Some information technology products may remove older versions of software automatically from the information system.

STIG	Date
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2023-12-01

Details

Check Text ( C-32950r567589_chk )
Verify the operating system removes all software components after updated versions have been installed. Check if YUM is configured to remove unneeded packages with the following command: $ sudo grep -i clean_requirements_on_remove /etc/dnf/dnf.conf clean_requirements_on_remove=True If "clean_requirements_on_remove" is not set to either "1", "True", or "yes", commented out, or is missing from "/etc/dnf/dnf.conf", this is a finding.

Check Text ( C-32950r567589_chk )

Verify the operating system removes all software components after updated versions have been installed.

Check if YUM is configured to remove unneeded packages with the following command:

$ sudo grep -i clean_requirements_on_remove /etc/dnf/dnf.conf

clean_requirements_on_remove=True

If "clean_requirements_on_remove" is not set to either "1", "True", or "yes", commented out, or is missing from "/etc/dnf/dnf.conf", this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-32925r567590_fix)
Configure the operating system to remove all software components after updated versions have been installed. Set the "clean_requirements_on_remove" option to "True" in the "/etc/dnf/dnf.conf" file: clean_requirements_on_remove=True