Is chrony safe to use?

chrony has no known vulnerabilities on the latest version (4.8). DepScope rates its health at 52/100 (high risk).

What is the latest version of chrony?

The latest version of chrony is 4.8, released 2026-04-03.

No known vulnerabilities on the latest version of chrony.

No, chrony is actively maintained. Latest release: 4.8 (2026-04-03).

DepScope has no curated alternatives for chrony at this time.

chrony is licensed under GPL-2.0-only.

condav4.8

Versatile implementation of the Network Time Protocol (NTP)

License GPL-2.0-only1 versions1 maintainers0 deps34 weekly dl

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Health

safe to use

[email protected] is safe to use (health: 52/100)

Health breakdown0 – 100

25/25

maintenance

0/20

popularity

25/25

security

0/15

maturity

2/15

community

Vulnerabilities

none known

API access

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First published · 2026-02-07 14:53:17.730000+00:00

Last updated · 2026-04-03 16:30:26.534000+00:00