Amazon Linux 2023 chronyd service must be enabled.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-274023 | AZLX-23-001055 | SV-274023r1120057_rule | CCI-004923 | medium |
| Description | ||||
| 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. | ||||
| STIG | Date | |||
| Amazon Linux 2023 Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2026-02-27 | |||
Details
Check Text (C-274023r1120057_chk)
Verify Amazon Linux 2023 has the chronyd service set to active with the following command:
$ systemctl is-active chronyd
active
If the chronyd service is not active, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-78019r1120056_fix)
Configure Amazon Linux 2023 to have the chronyd service set to active with the following command:
$ sudo systemctl enable --now chronyd