SV-217101r1184427: The SUSE operating system must be a vendor-supported release. | SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 STIG SCAP Benchmark

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Assessment Title

Rule Text

The SUSE operating system must be a vendor-supported release.

Description

Discussion Text

A SUSE operating system release is considered supported if the vendor continues to provide security patches for the product. With an unsupported release, it is not possible to resolve security issues discovered in the system software. Release Released General Support Long Term Support 12.1 15 Dec 2015 31 May 2017 31 May 2020 12.2 08 Nov 2016 31 Mar 2018 31 Mar 2021 12.3 07 Sep 2017 30 Jun 2019 30 Jun 2022 12.4 12 Dec 2018 30 Jun 2020 30 Jun 2023 12.5 09 Dec 2019 31 Oct 2024 31 Oct 2027

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

IA Controls

NIST SP 800-53

Not mappedCCI-001230V-77045SV-91741

References

DPMS Target SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 DISA DPMS Target SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 4033

Checks

DISA STIG (Manual Reference)

Verify the SUSE operating system is a vendor-supported release.

Use the following command to verify the SUSE operating system is a vendor-supported release:

# cat /etc/os-release

NAME="SLES"

VERSION="12"

Current End of Life for SLES 12 General Support was 31 Oct 2024 and Long-term Support ends 31 Oct 2027.

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

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.sles12:def:100
# The SUSE operating system 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.

# SLES 12 has reached End of General Support.
# textfilecontent54_object (textfilecontent54_test)
test_1() {
  grep -Pq '^CPE_NAME="cpe:/o:suse:sles:12.*"$' '/etc/os-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.sles12:def:100
if [ -s /etc/os-release ] && grep -qP '^CPE_NAME="cpe:/o:suse:sles:12\..*"$' /etc/os-release ]; then echo "PASS"; exit 0; else echo "FAIL"; exit 1; fi

Remediation

Upgrade the SUSE operating system to a version supported by the vendor. If the system is not registered with the SUSE Customer Center, register the system against the correct subscription.

If the system requires Long-Term Service Pack Support (LTSS), obtain the correct LTSS subscription for the system.