TOSS 5 must disable network management of the chrony daemon.
Severity | Group ID | Group Title | Version | Rule ID | Date | STIG Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| low | V-282484 | SRG-OS-000095-GPOS-00049 | TOSS-05-000203 | SV-282484r1201332_rule | 2026-04-01 | 1 |
Description
Not exposing the management interface of the chrony daemon on the network diminishes the attack space.
Satisfies: SRG-OS-000095-GPOS-00049, SRG-OS-000096-GPOS-00050
ℹ️ Check
Verify TOSS 5 disables network management of the chrony daemon using the following command:
$ grep -w cmdport /etc/chrony.conf
cmdport 0
If the "cmdport" option is not set to "0", is commented out, or is missing, this is a finding.
✔️ Fix
Configure TOSS 5 to disable network management of the chrony daemon by adding/modifying the following line in the "/etc/chrony.conf" file:
cmdport 0