SV-273999r1155171: Amazon Linux 2023 must be a vendor-supported release. | Amazon Linux 2023 STIG SCAP Benchmark

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Assessment Title

Rule Text

Amazon Linux 2023 must be a vendor-supported release.

Description

Discussion Text

<VulnDiscussion>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. Amazon Linux 2023 (AL2023) was released in March 2023 and will be supported until June 30, 2029. Standard support ends June 30, 2027. Maintenance (security and critical fixes only) ends June 30, 2029. To check the support status and dates of individual packages, use the following command: $ sudo dnf supportinfo --pkg <packagename> To get information on all currently installed packages, use: $ sudo dnf supportinfo --show installed</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>

How this relates to the STIG checklist: STIG vs SCAP benchmark.

IA Controls

NIST SP 800-53

Not mappedCCI-002605

References

DPMS Target Amazon Linux 2023 DISA DPMS Target Amazon Linux 2023 5700

SCC Automation Reference

The reconstructed evaluation script behind this rule's OVAL check(s) — every module a compound check combines, with this rule's own concrete values and DISA's SCC tool's real per-module mechanism curated from static teardown of SCC releases.

#!/bin/bash
# Reconstructed from oval:mil.disa.stig.amzlx23os:def:273999
# Amazon Linux 2023 must be a vendor-supported release.
# Per-module read mechanism curated from static teardown of DISA's SCC tool
# (SCAP Compliance Checker) -- see the SCC Automation Reference above.

# The Amazon Linux 2023 minor version is supported.
# textfilecontent54_object (textfilecontent54_test)
test_1() {
  grep -Pq '^\s*Amazon Linux release 2023\.(\d+)' '/etc/amazon-linux-release' &>/dev/null
}

if test_1; then
  echo "PASS"
else
  echo "FAIL"
fi

Assessment Script Powered by AISandbox-executed

A standalone Shell script to assess this control automatically. Review before running it in your environment.

Syntax-checked and actually executed in an isolated sandbox (not the real system this checks) — confirmed to run without errors.

#!/bin/sh
# OVAL definition: oval:mil.disa.stig.amzlx23os:def:273999
if [ -f /etc/amazon-linux-release ] && grep -qE "^\\s*Amazon Linux release 2023\\.[0-9]+$" /etc/amazon-linux-release; then echo "PASS"; else echo "FAIL"; fi
exit 0

Remediation

Configure Amazon Linux 2023 to be a vendor supported release.

Upgrade to a supported version of Amazon Linux 2023.