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XCCDF
Cloud Computing Mission Owner Operating System Security Requirements Guide
SRG-OS-000438
SRG-OS-000438
An XCCDF Group - A logical subset of the XCCDF Benchmark
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SRG-OS-000438
1 Rule
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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.
Medium Severity
<VulnDiscussion>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.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>