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V-259882

CAT II (Medium)

The Mission Owner of the Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) or Platform as a Service (PaaS) must remove all upgraded or replaced software and firmware components that are no longer required for operation.

Rule ID

SV-259882r958938_rule

STIG

Cloud Computing Mission Owner Operating System Security Requirements Guide

Version

V1R3

CCIs

CCI-002618

Discussion

Adversaries may exploit previous versions of software components that are not removed from the information system after updates have been installed. Some information technology products may remove older versions of software from the information system automatically.

Check Content

If this is software as a service (SaaS), this is not a finding.

If the Mission Owner of the IaaS or PaaS has not removed all upgraded or replaced software and firmware components that are no longer required for operation, this is a finding.

Fix Text

This applies to all Impact Levels.
FedRAMP Moderate, High.

Remove all upgraded or replaced software and firmware components that are no longer required for operation from the IaaS/PaaS.