STIGQter: STIG Summary: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 2 Release: 8 Benchmark Date: 01 Jul 2026:

RHEL 8 must prevent the installation of software, patches, service packs, device drivers, or operating system components of local packages without verification they have been digitally signed using a certificate that is issued by a Certificate Authority (CA) that is recognized and approved by the organization.

DISA Rule

SV-230265r1208742_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-230265

Group Title

SRG-OS-000366-GPOS-00153

Rule Version

RHEL-08-010371

Severity

CAT I

CCI(s)

• CCI-003992 - Prevent the installation of organization-defined software and firmware components without verification that the component has been digitally signed using a certificate that is recognized and approved by the organization.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Configure the operating system to remove all software components after updated versions have been installed.

Set the "localpkg_gpgcheck" option to "True" in the "/etc/dnf/dnf.conf" file:

localpkg_gpgcheck=1

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Verify the operating system prevents the installation of patches, service packs, device drivers, or operating system components from a repository without verification that they have been digitally signed using a certificate that is recognized and approved by the organization.

Determine if YUM is configured to perform a signature check on local packages with the following command:

$ sudo grep -i localpkg_gpgcheck /etc/dnf/dnf.conf
localpkg_gpgcheck=1

If "localpkg_gpgcheck" is not set to "1", "True", or "yes", is commented out, or is missing from "/etc/dnf/dnf.conf", this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-230265

Documentable

False

Rule Version

RHEL-08-010371

Severity Override Guidance

Verify the operating system prevents the installation of patches, service packs, device drivers, or operating system components from a repository without verification that they have been digitally signed using a certificate that is recognized and approved by the organization.

Determine if YUM is configured to perform a signature check on local packages with the following command:

$ sudo grep -i localpkg_gpgcheck /etc/dnf/dnf.conf
localpkg_gpgcheck=1

If "localpkg_gpgcheck" is not set to "1", "True", or "yes", is commented out, or is missing from "/etc/dnf/dnf.conf", this is a finding.

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M

Target Key

2921