V3R15 changes
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 STIG V3R15 (2024-07-24) replaced V3R14 (2024-01-24): 1 check updated. It has 244 checks, against 244 in V3R14.
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Updated in V3R15 (1)
V-204458CAT IThe Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must be a vendor supported release.Check text, Discussion
Check text
Verify the version of the operating system is vendor supported.
Check the version of the operating system with the following command:
# cat /etc/redhat-release
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server release 7.9 (Maipo)
Current End of Extended Update Support for RHEL 7.6 is 31 May 2021.
Current End of Extended Update Support for RHEL 7.7 is 30 August 2021.
Current End of Maintenance Support for RHEL 7.9 is 30 June 2024.
If the release is not supported by the vendor, this is a finding.
Discussion
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. RHEL 7.7 marks the final minor release that EUS will be available, while 7.9 is the final minor release overall.
How these changes are found
Checks are matched across the two releases by V-number. A check counts as updated when DISA gave it a new rule revision (the r number in its SV-…_rule id) and its title, severity, check text, fix text, discussion, CCIs or other fields changed — the same comparison STIG Compare makes. Added checks are new V-numbers; removed checks are V-numbers V3R15 no longer has.
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