STIGUI
V-223581CAT II — Medium severitySV-223581r1226038_rule

IBM z/OS system administrator must develop a procedure to remove all software components after updated versions have been installed.

Rule version ACF2-OS-002420 · STIG v9 · 2026-09-01

Discussion

Previous versions of software components that are not removed from the information system after updates have been installed may be exploited by adversaries. Some information technology products may remove older versions of software automatically from the information system.

Check

Ask the system administrator for the procedure to remove all software components after updated versions have been installed.

If there is no procedure, this is a finding.

Fix

Develop a procedure to remove all software components after updated versions have been installed.

Identifiers

Group ID
V-223581
Group title
SRG-OS-000437-GPOS-00194
Rule ID
SV-223581r1226038_rule
Check ID
C-25254r500878_chk
Fix ID
F-25242r500879_fix