STIGQter: STIG Summary: VMware vSphere 7.0 vCenter Appliance Photon OS Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 1 Release: 4 Benchmark Date: 30 Jan 2025:

The Photon operating system must remove all software components after updated versions have been installed.

DISA Rule

SV-256536r958936_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-256536

Group Title

SRG-OS-000437-GPOS-00194

Rule Version

PHTN-30-000066

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-002617 - Remove previous versions of organization-defined software components after updated versions have been installed.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Navigate to and open:

/etc/tdnf/tdnf.conf

Remove any existing "clean_requirements_on_remove" line and ensure the following line is present:

clean_requirements_on_remove=true

Check Contents

At the command line, run the following command:

# grep -i "^clean_requirements_on_remove" /etc/tdnf/tdnf.conf

Expected result:

clean_requirements_on_remove=true

If the output does not match the expected result, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-256536

Documentable

False

Rule Version

PHTN-30-000066

Severity Override Guidance

At the command line, run the following command:

# grep -i "^clean_requirements_on_remove" /etc/tdnf/tdnf.conf

Expected result:

clean_requirements_on_remove=true

If the output does not match the expected result, this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

5520