STIGQter: STIG Summary: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 2 Release: 9 Benchmark Date: 01 Jul 2026:

RHEL 9 must have the crypto-policies package installed.

DISA Rule

SV-258234r1184292_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-258234

Group Title

SRG-OS-000396-GPOS-00176

Rule Version

RHEL-09-215100

Severity

CAT I

CCI(s)

• CCI-002450 - Implement organization-defined types of cryptography for each specified cryptography use.
• CCI-002890 - Implement organization-defined cryptographic mechanisms to protect the integrity of nonlocal maintenance and diagnostic communications.
• CCI-003123 - Implement organization-defined cryptographic mechanisms to protect the confidentiality of nonlocal maintenance and diagnostic communications.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Install the crypto-policies package (if the package is not already installed) with the following command:

$ sudo dnf -y install crypto-policies

Check Contents

Verify that the RHEL 9 crypto-policies package is installed with the following command:

$ dnf list --installed crypto-policies

Example output:

crypto-policies.noarch 20240828-2.git626aa59.el9_5

If the crypto-policies package is not installed, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-258234

Documentable

False

Rule Version

RHEL-09-215100

Severity Override Guidance

Verify that the RHEL 9 crypto-policies package is installed with the following command:

$ dnf list --installed crypto-policies

Example output:

crypto-policies.noarch 20240828-2.git626aa59.el9_5

If the crypto-policies package is not installed, this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

5551