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Check: AZLX-23-000130

Amazon Linux 2023 STIG: AZLX-23-000130 (in version v1 r1)

Title

Amazon Linux 2023 must be a vendor-supported release. (Cat I impact)

Discussion

An operating system release is considered "supported" if the vendor continues to provide security patches for the product. With an unsupported release, it will not be possible to resolve security issues discovered in the system software.

Check Content

Verify Amazon Linux 2023 is a vendor-supported version with the following command: $ cat /etc/amazon-linux-release Amazon Linux release 2023.6.20250203 (Amazon Linux) If the installed version of Amazon Linux 2023 is not supported, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Configure Amazon Linux 2023 to be a vendor supported release. Upgrade to a supported version of Amazon Linux 2023.

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-273999r1119985_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-273999

Group Title: SRG-OS-000439-GPOS-00195

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CCIs

CCIs tied to check.

Number	Definition
CCI-002605	Install security-relevant software updates within an organization-defined time period of the release of the updates.

Controls

Controls tied to check. These are derived from the CCIs shown above.

Number	Title
SI-2	Flaw Remediation