The SUSE operating system must remove all outdated software components after updated versions have been installed.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-234863 | SLES-15-010560 | SV-234863r958936_rule | CCI-002617 | 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 | |||
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2026-02-19 | |||
Related Frameworks
1 mapping across 3 frameworks
Related 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.
- DISA STIG Benchmark (XCCDF)V2R7intersects(normalised)
- DISA CCI List2025-01-23equal to(normalised)
- SCF Secure Traceability Relationship Mapping (STRM)2026.2equal to
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.
- DISA STIG Benchmark (XCCDF)V2R7intersects(normalised)
- DISA CCI List2025-01-23equal to(normalised)
CCI1 mapping
CCI-002617
1.00
- DISA STIG Benchmark (XCCDF)V2R7intersects(normalised)
Details
Check Text (C-234863r958936_chk)
Verify the SUSE operating system removes all outdated software components after updated version have been installed by running the following command:
> grep -i upgraderemovedroppedpackages /etc/zypp/zypp.conf
solver.upgradeRemoveDroppedPackages = true
If "solver.upgradeRemoveDroppedPackages" is commented out, is set to "false", or is missing completely, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-38014r618859_fix)
Configure the SUSE operating system to remove all outdated software components after an update by editing the following line in "/etc/zypp/zypp.conf" to match the one provided below:
solver.upgradeRemoveDroppedPackages = true