RHEL 9 must have the rng-tools package installed.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-257841 | RHEL-09-215090 | SV-257841r1044914_rule | CCI-000366 | medium |
| Description | ||||
| "rng-tools" provides hardware random number generator tools, such as those used in the formation of x509/PKI certificates. | ||||
| STIG | Date | |||
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2025-05-14 | |||
Related Frameworks
4 paths across 3 frameworks
Related Frameworks
NIST 800-531 mapping
CM-6
1.00
- DISA · 2 · disa_xccdf · related
- DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
NIST 800-1712 mappings
3.4.1
1.00
- DISA · 2 · disa_xccdf · related
- DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
- NIST · Rev 2 (Feb 2020, errata Jan 2021) · nist_800_171_app_d · equivalent
3.4.2
1.00
- DISA · 2 · disa_xccdf · related
- DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
- NIST · Rev 2 (Feb 2020, errata Jan 2021) · nist_800_171_app_d · equivalent
CCI1 mapping
CCI-000366
1.00
- DISA · 2 · disa_xccdf · related
Details
Check Text (C-257841r1044914_chk)
Verify that RHEL 9 has the rng-tools package installed with the following command:
$ dnf list --installed rng-tools
Example output:
rng-tools.x86_64 6.14-2.git.b2b7934e.el9
If the "rng-tools" package is not installed, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-61506r925509_fix)
The rng-tools package can be installed with the following command:
$ sudo dnf install rng-tools