RHEL 9 must be a vendor-supported release.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-257777	RHEL-09-211010	SV-257777r991589_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) add-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.

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) add-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.

STIG	Date
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2024-06-04

Details

Check Text ( C-61518r925316_chk )
Verify that the version or RHEL 9 is vendor supported with the following command: $ cat /etc/redhat-release Red Hat Enterprise Linux release 9.2 (Plow) If the installed version of RHEL 9 is not supported, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-61442r925317_fix)
Upgrade to a supported version of RHEL 9.