Palo Alto Networks
TMA-PALOALTO-4.1
Ensure 'Antivirus Update Schedule' is set to download and install updates hourly
Description
Set Antivirus Update Schedule to download and install updates hourly. PASS requires the anti-virus update schedule to be hourly with action download-and-install. Audited against the PAN-OS running configuration in set format: run 'set cli config-output-format set', then 'configure' and 'show' (or 'show config running') and save the full output.
How it is checked
Audit method: Configuration pattern
- Pattern
(?m)^set (?:template \S+ config )?deviceconfig system update-schedule anti-virus recurring hourly action download-and-install[ \t]*$
How it is fixed
Fix method: Guidance or infrastructure patch
configure set deviceconfig system update-schedule anti-virus recurring hourly at 5 set deviceconfig system update-schedule anti-virus recurring hourly action download-and-install commit # CIS guidance: Navigate to Device > Dynamic Updates > Antivirus Update Schedule. Set Action to Download and Install. Set Recurrence to Hourly.
Properties
- Operating systems
- Any
- Tags
- paloaltothreat-prevention
- Reference
- CIS Palo Alto Firewall 11 Benchmark v1.2.0 - 4.1 Ensure 'Antivirus Update Schedule' is set to download and install updates hourly
Check this host
Run this on a machine you are allowed to audit. The scan is read-only.
tmaegis scan --target paloalto