AlmaLinux OS 9 must use the TuxCare FIPS packages and not the default encryption packages.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-269126 | ALMA-09-004320 | SV-269126r1107617_rule | High |
| Description |
| FIPS 140-3-validated packages are available from TuxCare here: https://tuxcare.com/fips-for-almalinux/ The original community packages must be replaced with the versions that have gone through the CMVP. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000033-GPOS-00014, SRG-OS-000478-GPOS-00223, SRG-OS-000396-GPOS-00176, SRG-OS-000125-GPOS-00065 |
| STIG | Date |
| CloudLinux AlmaLinux OS 9 Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2025-05-22 |
Details
| Check Text (C-73157r1049145_chk) |
| Verify that AlmaLinux OS 9 is using the TuxCare FIPS packages with the following command: $ rpm -qa | grep -E '^(gnutls|nettle|nss|openssl|libgcrypt|kernel)-[0-9]+' | grep -v tuxcare If the command returns anything, this is a finding. |
| Fix Text (F-73058r1101833_fix) |
| Ensure FIPS-validated packages are in use instead of OS defaults using the following commands: $ dnf -y upgrade $ reboot After rebooting into a FIPS kernel, remove the OS default kernel packages, using for example: $ dnf remove kernel-5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2.x86_64 kernel-5.14.0-284.30.1.el9_2.x86_64 $ dnf autoremove |