Palo Alto Networks
TMA-PALOALTO-4.2
Ensure 'Applications and Threats Update Schedule' is set to download and install updates at daily or shorter intervals
Description
Set the Applications and Threats Update Schedule to download and install updates at daily or shorter intervals. PASS requires the threats update schedule to be daily, hourly or every-30-mins (or shorter) 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 threats recurring (?:daily|hourly|every-\d+-mins) action download-and-install[ \t]*$
How it is fixed
Fix method: Guidance or infrastructure patch
configure set deviceconfig system update-schedule threats recurring every-30-mins at 2 set deviceconfig system update-schedule threats recurring every-30-mins action download-and-install commit # CIS guidance: Navigate to Device > Dynamic Updates > Application and Threats Update Schedule. Set Action to Download and Install. Set Recurrence to Daily, Hourly or Every 30 Minutes
Properties
- Operating systems
- Any
- Tags
- paloaltothreat-prevention
- Reference
- CIS Palo Alto Firewall 11 Benchmark v1.2.0 - 4.2 Ensure 'Applications and Threats Update Schedule' is set to download and install updates at daily or shorter intervals
Check this host
Run this on a machine you are allowed to audit. The scan is read-only.
tmaegis scan --target paloalto