STIGQter: STIG Summary: General Purpose Operating System Security Requirements Guide Version: 3 Release: 3 Benchmark Date: 28 Oct 2025:

The operating system must fail to a secure state if system initialization fails, shutdown fails, or aborts fail.

DISA Rule

SV-203660r958550_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-203660

Group Title

SRG-OS-000184

Rule Version

SRG-OS-000184-GPOS-00078

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-001190 - Fail to an organization-defined known-system state for the following failures on the indicated components while preserving organization-defined system state information in failure.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Configure the operating system to fail to a secure state if system initialization fails, shutdown fails, or aborts fail.

Check Contents

Verify the operating system fails to a secure state if system initialization fails, shutdown fails, or aborts fail. If it does not, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-203660

Documentable

False

Rule Version

SRG-OS-000184-GPOS-00078

Severity Override Guidance

Verify the operating system fails to a secure state if system initialization fails, shutdown fails, or aborts fail. If it does not, this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

2895