The operating system must be a supported release.

From SOLARIS 10 X86 SECURITY TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION GUIDE

Associated with IA controls: VIVM-1

Associated with: CCI-001230

SV-27051r1_rule The operating system must be a supported release.

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An operating system release is considered supported if the vendor continues to provide security patches for the product. With an unsupported release, it will not be possible to resolve security issues discovered in the system software.

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# uname -a Oracle has committed to indefinite "sustaining support" for recent Solaris operating system releases. Verify proof of purchase of support from Oracle. If the release is not supported, this is a finding.

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Upgrade to a supported version of the operating system.

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