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Check: APPL-13-999999

Apple macOS 13 (Ventura) STIG: APPL-13-999999 (in version v1 r5)

Title

The macOS system must be a 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 the operating system version. Click the Apple icon on the menu at the top left corner of the screen and select the "About This Mac" option. The name of the macOS release installed appears on the Overview tab in the resulting window. The precise version number installed is displayed below that. If the installed version of macOS 13 is not supported, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Upgrade to a supported version of the operating system.

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-269981r1038907_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-269981

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