OL 9 must not have the quagga package installed.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-271464	OL09-00-000140	SV-271464r1092459_rule		Medium

Description

Quagga is a network routing software suite providing implementations of Open Shortest Path First (OSPF), Routing Information Protocol (RIP), Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) for Unix and Linux platforms. If there is no need to make the router software available, removing it provides a safeguard against its activation.

STIG	Date
Oracle Linux 9 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2025-05-08

Details

Check Text (C-75514r1092459_chk)

Verify that OL 9 does not have the quagga package installed with the following command:

$ dnf list --installed quagga
Error: No matching Packages to list

If the quagga package is installed and is not documented with the information system security officer (ISSO) as an operational requirement, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-75421r1091103_fix)

Remove the quagga package with the following command:

$ sudo dnf remove quagga