Ensure Systems Manager managed instances are compliant with patch baselines
EC2 instances managed by Systems Manager should be compliant with approved patch baselines to ensure security patches are applied.
Security Impact
Unpatched systems are vulnerable to known exploits and may violate compliance requirements for timely patching.
How to Remediate
Configure Patch Manager with appropriate patch baselines. Schedule automatic patching using maintenance windows. Monitor compliance status.
Affected Resources
Compliance Frameworks
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Check Details
- Check ID
- aws-ssm-1
- Service
- AWS Systems Manager
- Category
- Patch Management
- Severity
- HIGH
- CIS Benchmark
- 9.1
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