STIGQter: STIG Summary: VMware vSphere 8.0 vCenter Appliance Photon OS 4.0 Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 2 Release: 2 Benchmark Date: 01 Jul 2026:

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

DISA Rule

SV-258849r958936_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-258849

Group Title

SRG-OS-000437-GPOS-00194

Rule Version

PHTN-40-000161

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

Add or update the following line:

clean_requirements_on_remove=1

Check Contents

At the command line, run the following command:

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

Example result:

clean_requirements_on_remove=1

If "clean_requirements_on_remove" is not set to "true", "1", or "yes", this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-258849

Documentable

False

Rule Version

PHTN-40-000161

Severity Override Guidance

At the command line, run the following command:

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

Example result:

clean_requirements_on_remove=1

If "clean_requirements_on_remove" is not set to "true", "1", or "yes", this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

5569