Gentoo: GLSA-201509-01 Critical: NTP Arbitrary Code Execution
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September 24, 2015
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in NTP, the worst of which could lead to arbitrary code execution.
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_p3"
References
[ 1 ] CVE-2015-1798 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-1798 [ 2 ] CVE-2015-1799 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-1799 [ 3 ] CVE-2015-5146 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-5146
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201509-01
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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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Severity: Normal
Title: NTP: Multiple vulnerablities
Date: September 24, 2015
Bugs: #545836, #553682
ID: 201509-01
Background
NTP contains software for the Network Time Protocol.
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Affected Packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 net-misc/ntp < 4.2.8_p3 >= 4.2.8_p3
Impact
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A remote attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code with the
privileges of the process, or cause a Denial of Service condition.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.
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