RHEL 9 must have the chrony package installed.
Severity | Group ID | Group Title | Version | Rule ID | Date | STIG Version |
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| medium | V-257943 | SRG-OS-000355-GPOS-00143 | RHEL-09-252010 | SV-257943r1045001_rule | 2025-02-27 | 2 |
| Description |
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| Inaccurate time stamps make it more difficult to correlate events and can lead to an inaccurate analysis. Determining the correct time a particular event occurred on a system is critical when conducting forensic analysis and investigating system events. Sources outside the configured acceptable allowance (drift) may be inaccurate. |
| ℹ️ Check |
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| Verify that RHEL 9 has the chrony package installed with the following command: $ dnf list --installed chrony Example output: chrony.x86_64 4.1-3.el9 If the "chrony" package is not installed, this is a finding. |
| ✔️ Fix |
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| The chrony package can be installed with the following command: $ sudo dnf install chrony |