RHEL 9 must have the chrony package installed.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-257943 | RHEL-09-252010 | SV-257943r1045001_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 | |||
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2025-05-14 | |||
Details
Check Text (C-257943r1045001_chk)
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 Text (F-61608r925815_fix)
The chrony package can be installed with the following command:
$ sudo dnf install chrony