The operating system must be a supported release.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-11940	GEN000100	SV-44761r1_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
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server v11 for System z	2016-12-20

Details

Check Text ( C-42266r1_chk )
Check the version of the operating system. Example: # cat /etc/SuSE-release - OR – (if more detail is required) # sam --no-rpm-verify-md5 --spreport Vendor End-of-Support Information: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9: 31 Aug 2011 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10: 31 Jul 2013 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11: 31 Mar 2016 Check with the vendor for additional information. If the version installed is not supported, this is a finding.

Check Text ( C-42266r1_chk )

Check the version of the operating system.

Example:
# cat /etc/SuSE-release
- OR – (if more detail is required)
# sam --no-rpm-verify-md5 --spreport
Vendor End-of-Support Information:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9: 31 Aug 2011
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10: 31 Jul 2013
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11: 31 Mar 2016

Check with the vendor for additional information.

If the version installed is not supported, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-38211r1_fix)
Upgrade to a supported version of the operating system.