Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 Security Technical Implementation Guide

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Version

V1 · R3

CurrentPublished Wed Sep 30 2026

RHEL 10 must remove all software components after updated versions have been installed.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Assessment Title

Rule Text

RHEL 10 must remove all software components after updated versions have been installed.

Description

Discussion Text

Previous versions of software components that are not removed from the information system after updates have been installed may be exploited by some adversaries.

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Objective

V-280942

Rule

SV-280942r1275258_rule

Severity

medium

Rule Version

RHEL-10-200000

Documentable

false

IA Controls

NIST SP 800-53

Rev 5

Assessment Procedure

Check Text

Verify RHEL 10 removes all software components after updated versions have been installed 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" (keywords containing letters are case insensitive), this is a finding.

Implementation Procedure

Fix Text

Configure RHEL 10 to remove all software components after updated versions have been installed.

Edit the file "/etc/dnf/dnf.conf" by adding or editing the following line:

 clean_requirements_on_remove=True

Note: Any of the following are acceptable: "1", "true", or "yes" (keywords containing letters are case insensitive).

STIG check 13 of 435 in the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 STIG checklist

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