Rule ID
SV-269332r1050214_rule
Version
V1R6
CCIs
Not exposing the management interface of the chrony daemon on the network reduces the attack surface.
Verify AlmaLinux OS 9 disables remote management of the chrony daemon with the following command: $ chronyd -p | grep -w cmdport cmdport 0 If the "cmdport" option is not set to "0" or is missing, this is a finding.
Configure AlmaLinux OS 9 to disable remote management of the chrony daemon by adding/modifying the following line in the /etc/chrony.conf file: cmdport 0