Details

Systems need to be registered with the Red Hat Subscription Manager (RHSM) to receive patch updates. This is usually configured during initial installation.

Rationale:

It is important to register with the Red Hat Subscription Manager to make sure that patches are updated on a regular basis. This helps to reduce the exposure time as new vulnerabilities are discovered.

NOTE: Nessus has provided the target output to assist in reviewing the benchmark to ensure target compliance.

Solution

Run the following command to connect to the Red Hat Subscription Manager:

# subscription-manager register

Supportive Information

The following resource is also helpful.

• https://workbench.cisecurity.org/files/3636

This security hardening control applies to the following category of controls within NIST 800-53: System and Information Integrity.This control applies to the following type of system Unix.

References

• 800-53|SI-2c.
• CSCv7|3.4

Source

• Tenable.com/audits