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CIS ISO NIST CSF Essentials SOC

Application updates

Time to fix

< 5m

What

This check verifies that your Linux system has up-to-date packages by asking package managers if updates are available. Outdated packages are potential attack vectors and it's strongly recommended they're always up-to-date.

How to fix

Enable automatic security updates where possible. Most Linux distributions offer unattended-upgrades or similar packages to automatically install security updates.

System Updates

Update your system packages using your distribution's package manager:

Ubuntu/Debian:
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade
Fedora:
sudo dnf update
Arch Linux:
sudo pacman -Syu
openSUSE:
sudo zypper update

Package Manager Updates

Pareto Security automatically queries the following package managers to detect if updates are available, rather than checking specific individual applications. This approach ensures comprehensive coverage across different installation methods on Linux systems.

Flatpak:
flatpak update
Snap:
sudo snap refresh
Nix:
nix-channel --update && nix-env -u