The operating system must be a supported release.

From SUSE Linux Enterprise Server v11 for System z Security Technical Implementation Guide

Associated with: CCI-001230

SV-44761r1_rule The operating system must be a supported release.

Vulnerability discussion

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.

Check content

Check the version of the operating system. Example: # cat /etc/SuSE-release - OR – (if more detail is required) # sam --no-rpm-verify-md5 --spreport Vendor End-of-Support Information: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9: 31 Aug 2011 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10: 31 Jul 2013 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11: 31 Mar 2016 Check with the vendor for additional information. If the version installed is not supported, this is a finding.

Fix text

Upgrade to a supported version of the operating system.

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