The SMTP service must be an up-to-date version.

From SUSE Linux Enterprise Server v11 for System z

Associated with: CCI-001230

SV-45869r1_rule The SMTP service must be an up-to-date version.

Vulnerability discussion

The SMTP service version on the system must be current to avoid exposing vulnerabilities present in unpatched versions.

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Determine the version of the SMTP service software. Procedure: #rpm -q sendmail SUSE sendmail 8.14.3-50.20.1is the latest required version. If SUSE sendmail is installed and the version is not at least8.14.3.-50.20.1, this is a finding. #rpm -q postfix SUSE postfix-2.5.6-5.8.1 is the latest required version. If postfix is installed and the version is not at least2.5.6-5.8.1, this is a finding.

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Obtain and install a newer version of the SMTP service software (sendmail or Postfix) fromNovell.

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