Gentoo: GLSA 201903-15 Normal: NTP Remote Execution Risks
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March 19, 2019
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in NTP, the worst of which could result in the remote execution of arbitrary code.
Summary
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in NTP. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
Topics Covered
Resolution
All NTP users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-misc/ntp-4.2.8_p13"
References
[ 1 ] CVE-2018-12327 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-12327 [ 2 ] CVE-2019-8936 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-8936
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201903-15
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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 vulnerabilities
Date: March 19, 2019
Bugs: #658576, #679742
ID: 201903-15
Topics Covered
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_p13 >= 4.2.8_p13
Impact
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An attacker could cause a Denial of Service condition, escalate
privileges, or remotely execute arbitrary code.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.
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