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Check: UBTU-16-010000

Canonical Ubuntu STIG: UBTU-16-010000 (in versions v1 r2 through v1 r1)

Title

The Ubuntu operating system must be a vendor supported release. (Cat I impact)

Discussion

An Ubuntu 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 the Ubuntu operating system is vendor supported. Check the version of the Ubuntu operating system with the following command: # cat /etc/lsb-release DISTRIB_RELEASE=16.04 DISTRIB_CODENAME=xenial DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTS" Current End of Life for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS is April 2021. If the release is not supported by the vendor, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Upgrade to a supported version of the Ubuntu operating system.

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-90069r1_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-75389

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CCIs

CCIs tied to check.

Number	Definition
CCI-001230	The organization incorporates flaw remediation into the organizational configuration management process.

Controls

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

Number	Title
SI-2	Flaw Remediation