Solaris 10 SPARC STIG Version Comparison

There are 7 differences between versions v2 r2 (Jan. 22, 2021) (the "left" version) and v2 r4 (Jan. 26, 2023) (the "right" version).

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Title

The operating system must be a supported release.

Check Content

# Note: This STIG has been moved to sunset and will no longer be maintained. # uname -a Oracle has committed to indefinite "sustaining support" for recent Solaris operating system releases. Verify proof of purchase of support from Oracle. If the release is not supported, this is a finding. Severity Override Guidance: If an extended support agreement provides security patches for the unsupported product is procured from the vendor, this finding finding. may be downgraded to a CAT III.

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.

Fix

Upgrade to a supported version of the operating system.