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V-216205

CAT I (High)

The operating system must be a supported release.

Rule ID

SV-216205r603268_rule

STIG

Solaris 11 x86 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Version

V2R10

CCIs

V-48027

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.

Check Content

Determine the operating system version.

# uname -a

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

Fix Text

Upgrade to a supported version of the operating system.