The Photon operating system must remove all software components after updated versions have been installed.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-258849	PHTN-40-000161	SV-258849r933608_rule		Medium

Description
Previous versions of software components that are not removed from the information system after updates have been installed may be exploited by adversaries. Some information technology products may remove older versions of software automatically from the information system.

STIG	Date
VMware vSphere 8.0 vCenter Appliance Photon OS 4.0 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2023-10-29

Details

Check Text ( C-62589r933606_chk )
At the command line, run the following command: # grep -i '^clean_requirements_on_remove' /etc/tdnf/tdnf.conf Example result: clean_requirements_on_remove=1 If "clean_requirements_on_remove" is not set to "true", "1", or "yes", this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-62498r933607_fix)
Navigate to and open: /etc/tdnf/tdnf.conf Add or update the following line: clean_requirements_on_remove=1