STIGQter: STIG Summary: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 1 Release: 2 Benchmark Date: 01 Jul 2026:

RHEL 10 must have the "firewalld" package installed.

DISA Rule

SV-280955r1208792_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-280955

Group Title

SRG-OS-000096-GPOS-00050

Rule Version

RHEL-10-200530

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-000382 - Configure the system to prohibit or restrict the use of organization-defined prohibited or restricted functions, system ports, protocols, software, and/or services.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Configure RHEL 10 to have the "firewalld" package installed with the following command:

$ sudo dnf -y install firewalld

Check Contents

Verify RHEL 10 has the "firewalld" package installed.

Run the following command to determine if the "firewalld" package is installed:

$ dnf list --installed firewalld
Installed Packages
firewalld.noarch 2.3.1-1.el10_0 @rhel-10-for-x86_64-baseos-rpms

If the "firewall" package is not installed, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-280955

Documentable

False

Rule Version

RHEL-10-200530

Severity Override Guidance

Verify RHEL 10 has the "firewalld" package installed.

Run the following command to determine if the "firewalld" package is installed:

$ dnf list --installed firewalld
Installed Packages
firewalld.noarch 2.3.1-1.el10_0 @rhel-10-for-x86_64-baseos-rpms

If the "firewall" package is not installed, this is a finding.

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Target Key

5733