Details

The Solaris 11 OS should be periodically updated to install or upgrade software packages

that will enhance the security, reliability, and performance of the system.

Rationale:

For the Solaris 11 OS, there will be no more software patches issued, but rather security

and other improvements will be installed by updating one or more software packages.

Solution

Run the following command to refresh the package catalog, download and apply any
available updates:

# pkg update

Supportive Information

The following resource is also helpful.

• https://workbench.cisecurity.org/files/2582

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