AutoSSL bug - static date of operations

[ntfs1984]

Hello, team.
I have a strange bug with AutoSSL: it always trying to run with some incorrect date, and as result - not working.
Part of log:

[B]Log for the AutoSSL run for “bounceless”: Tuesday, October 26, 2021 8:44:52 AM GMT+0300 (Let’s Encrypt™)[/B]
8:44:52 AM AutoSSL’s configured provider is “Let’s Encrypt™”.
Analyzing “bounceless”’s domains …
8:44:52 AM Analyzing “app.bounceless.io” (website) …
8:44:52 AM ERROR TLS Status: Defective
ERROR Certificate expiry: 3/19/17, 12:00 AM UTC (1,682.24 days ago)
ERROR Defect: OPENSSL_VERIFY: The certificate chain failed OpenSSL’s verification (0:10:CERT_HAS_EXPIRED).
ERROR Defect: OPENSSL_VERIFY: The certificate chain failed OpenSSL’s verification (1:10:CERT_HAS_EXPIRED).
ERROR Defect: OPENSSL_VERIFY: The certificate chain failed OpenSSL’s verification (2:10:CERT_HAS_EXPIRED).
ERROR Defect: OPENSSL_VERIFY: The certificate chain failed OpenSSL’s verification (3:10:CERT_HAS_EXPIRED).


The problem is: today is November 29, 2022, not October 26, 2021.

But this date (October 26, 2021 8:44) is always here, even if I'm running AutoSSL hour later.

In /var/cpanel/logs/autossl, I have log entries, called by incorrect date in names, but on a fact with correct access date, please refer to screenshot.
Also, on screenshot you can see that real period between operations is 3 minutes and 20 minutes, but according to directory names, operations were started within 1 sec period:

[root@srv autossl]# ls -lah
total 20K
drwx------ 5 root root 4.0K Nov 29 01:48 .
drwx------ 3 root root 4.0K Nov 29 00:58 ..
drwx------ 2 root root 4.0K Nov 29 01:24 2021-10-26T05:44:52Z
drwx------ 2 root root 4.0K Nov 29 01:27 2021-10-26T05:44:53Z
drwx------ 2 root root 4.0K Nov 29 01:48 2021-10-26T05:44:54Z
[root@srv autossl]# date
Tue Nov 29 01:48:53 EET 2022
[root@srv autossl]#

This issue is not depends on AutoSSL provider, it looks as bug of AutoSSL core.
This issue is affected to all usernames.
Server updated, rebooted, cache cleaned, etc.

Please assist.

 

[ntfs1984]

After Cpanel update, I have the same situation, but static date is now another. Part of log:

Creating certificate order …
Installing “playbook.bounceless.io”’s new certificate …
10:04:15 PM ERROR (XID qbbcqz) The system failed to install an SSL certificate onto the website “playbook.bounceless.io” because of the following error: Certificate verification failed! An SSL/TLS certificate failed verification because the system’s time is Nov 14, 2022, 8:04:15 PM, and the certificate is not valid until Nov 29, 2022, 2:47:56 PM. The certificate is otherwise valid. The system’s time may be incorrect. Try either the “rdate -s rdate.cpanel.net” or “ntpclient -s -h pool.ntp.org” command to fix this problem. CERT_NOT_YET_VALID

But system's time IS NOT Nov 14, 2022. WHM shows this:

Current Time​
Tue Nov 29 18:01:01 EET 2022 How is that possible, that all services are getting correct date, but AutoSSL is getting wrong date ?​

 

[cPanelWilliam]

Hello! Have you already tried synchronizing the server clock via WHM to see if this corrects the time discrepancy with AutoSSL? We have an article I'll include below that should help with this:

How to Synchronize the Server Clock

If your server runs in a Virtuozzo environment, then additional steps would need to be taken on the host node to adjust the clock. If this doesn't help to clear up the issue, I would recommend submitting a ticket so our team can take a closer look.