Gentoo: GLSA-201412-34: NTP: Multiple vulnerabilities
Summary
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in NTP. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
Resolution
All NTP users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-misc/ntp-4.2.8"
References
[ 1 ] CVE-2014-9293 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-9293 [ 2 ] CVE-2014-9294 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-9294 [ 3 ] CVE-2014-9295 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-9295 [ 4 ] CVE-2014-9296 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-9296
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201412-34
Concerns
Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.
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Synopsis
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in NTP, the worst of which could result in remote execution of arbitrary code.
Background
NTP is a protocol designed to synchronize the clocks of computers over a network. The net-misc/ntp package contains the official reference implementation by the NTP Project.
Affected Packages
------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 net-misc/ntp < 4.2.8 >= 4.2.8
Impact
===== A remote unauthenticated attacker may be able to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the process, cause a Denial of Service condition, and obtain sensitive information that could assist in other attacks.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.