Viewing patch compliance results - AWS Systems Manager
Viewing patching compliance results

Viewing patch compliance results

Use these procedures to view patch compliance information about your managed nodes.

This procedure applies to patch operations that use the AWS-RunPatchBaseline document. For information about viewing patch compliance information for patch operations that use the AWS-RunPatchBaselineAssociation document, see Identifying noncompliant managed nodes.

Note

The patch scanning operations for Quick Setup and Explorer use the AWS-RunPatchBaselineAssociation document. Quick Setup and Explorer are both capabilities of AWS Systems Manager.

Identify the patch solution for a specific CVE issue (Linux)

For many Linux-based operating systems, patch compliance results indicate which Common Vulnerabilities and Exposure (CVE) bulletin issues are resolved by which patches. This information can help you determine how urgently you need to install a missing or failed patch.

CVE details are included for supported versions of the following operating system types:

  • AlmaLinux

  • Amazon Linux 1

  • Amazon Linux 2

  • Amazon Linux 2022

  • Amazon Linux 2023

  • Oracle Linux

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)

  • Rocky Linux

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES)

Note

By default, CentOS and CentOS Stream don't provide CVE information about updates. You can, however, allow this support by using third-party repositories such as the Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux (EPEL) repository published by Fedora. For information, see EPEL on the Fedora Wiki.

Currently, CVE ID values are reported only for patches with a status of Missing or Failed.

You can also add CVE IDs to your lists of approved or rejected patches in your patch baselines, as the situation and your patching goals warrant.

For information about working with approved and rejected patch lists, see the following topics:

Note

In some cases, Microsoft releases patches for applications that don't specify an updated date and time. In these cases, an updated date and time of 01/01/1970 is supplied by default.

Viewing patching compliance results

Use the following procedures to view patch compliance results in the AWS Systems Manager console.

Note

For information about generating patch compliance reports that are downloaded to an Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3) bucket, see Generating .csv patch compliance reports.

To view patch compliance results

  1. Do one of the following.

    Option 1 (recommended) – Navigate from Patch Manager, a capability of AWS Systems Manager:

    • In the navigation pane, choose Patch Manager.

      -or-

      If the AWS Systems Manager home page opens first, choose the menu icon ( The menu icon ) to open the navigation pane, and then choose Patch Manager.

    • Choose the Compliance reporting tab.

    • In the Node patching details area, choose the node ID of the managed node for which you want to review patch compliance results.

    • In the Details area, in the Properties list, choose Patches.

    Option 2 – Navigate from Compliance, a capability of AWS Systems Manager:

    • In the navigation pane, choose Compliance.

      -or-

      If the AWS Systems Manager home page opens first, choose the menu icon ( The menu icon ) to open the navigation pane, and then choose Compliance in the navigation pane.

    • For Compliance resources summary, choose a number in the column for the types of patch resources you want to review, such as Non-Compliant resources.

    • Below, in the Resource list, choose the ID of the managed node for which you want to review patch compliance results.

    • In the Details area, in the Properties list, choose Patches.

    Option 3 – Navigate from Fleet Manager, a capability of AWS Systems Manager.

    • In the navigation pane, choose Fleet Manager.

      -or-

      If the AWS Systems Manager home page opens first, choose the menu icon ( The menu icon ) to open the navigation pane, and then choose Fleet Manager in the navigation pane.

    • In the Managed instances area, choose the ID of the managed node for which you want to review patch compliance results.

    • In the Details area, in the Properties list, choose Patches.

  2. (Optional) In the Search box ( The Search icon ), choose from the available filters.

    For example, for Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), choose from the following:

    • Name

    • Classification

    • State

    • Severity

    For Windows Server, choose from the following:

    • KB

    • Classification

    • State

    • Severity

  3. Choose one of the available values for the filter type you chose. For example, if you chose State, now choose a compliance state such as InstalledPendingReboot, Failed or Missing.

    Note

    Currently, CVE ID values are reported only for patches with a status of Missing or Failed.

  4. Depending on the compliance state of the managed node, you can choose what action to take to remedy any noncompliant nodes.

    For example, you can choose to patch your noncompliant managed nodes immediately. For information about patching your managed nodes on demand, see Patching managed nodes on demand.

    For information about patch compliance states, see Understanding patch compliance state values.