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IBM z/OS system administrator must develop a procedure to remove all software components after updated versions have been installed.

Overview

Finding IDVersionRule IDIA ControlsSeverity
V-223581ACF2-OS-002420SV-223581r958936_ruleCCI-002617medium
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.
STIGDate
IBM z/OS ACF2 Security Technical Implementation Guide2025-06-24

Related Frameworks

1 mapping across 3 frameworks
SCF0 mappings

No source states a mapping between these directly.

Also reachable in 3 hops (1) derived by us, not asserted by any source

Each of these is a route we composed by chaining published mappings. No publisher states a relationship between the two endpoints.

VPM-05.5Removal of Previous Versions
1.00
NIST 800-530 mappings

No source states a mapping between these directly.

Also reachable in 2 hops (1) derived by us, not asserted by any source

Each of these is a route we composed by chaining published mappings. No publisher states a relationship between the two endpoints.

SI-2(6)Removal of Previous Versions of Software and Firmware
1.00
CCI1 mapping

Details

Check Text (C-223581r958936_chk)

Ask the system administrator for the procedure to remove all software components after updated versions have been installed. If there is no procedure, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-25242r500879_fix)

Develop a procedure to remove all software components after updated versions have been installed.