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Check: UBTU-24-700400

Canonical Ubuntu 24.04 LTS STIG: UBTU-24-700400 (in version v1 r1)

Title

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS must be a vendor-supported release. (Cat II 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 version of Ubuntu 24.04 LTS is vendor supported with the following command: $ grep DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION /etc/lsb-release DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu 24.04.1 LTS" If the installed version of Ubuntu 24.04 LTS is not supported, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Upgrade to a supported version of Ubuntu 24.04 LTS.

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-270774r1066811_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-270774

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