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openSUSE Leap 42.3: 2020:2345-2 Low: httpd Buffer Overflow

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Calendar Grey April 5, 2019
Dist Opensuse Esm H88
This patch addresses an issue in ntp for openSUSE Leap 42.3, correcting a significant security vulnerability related to segmentation faults.
An update that solves one vulnerability and has one errata is now available.

Description

This update for ntp fixes the following issues:

Security issue fixed:

- CVE-2019-8936: Fixed a null pointer exception which could allow an

authenticated attcker to cause segmentation fault to ntpd (bsc#1128525).

Other isses addressed:

- Fixed an issue which caused openSSL mismatch (bsc#1125401)

- Fixed several bugs in the BANCOMM reclock driver.

- Fixed ntp_loopfilter.c snprintf compilation warnings.

- Fixed spurious initgroups() error message.

- Fixed STA_NANO struct timex units.

- Fixed GPS week rollover in libparse.

- Fixed incorrect poll interval in packet.

- Added a missing check for ENABLE_CMAC.

This update was imported from the SUSE:SLE-12-SP1:Update update project.

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate security issue patch segmentation fault ntp openSUSE

Patch

Patch Instructions:

To install this openSUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods

like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".

Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

- openSUSE Leap 42.3:

zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2019-1158=1

Package List

- openSUSE Leap 42.3 (i586 x86_64):

ntp-4.2.8p13-31.9.1

ntp-debuginfo-4.2.8p13-31.9.1

ntp-debugsource-4.2.8p13-31.9.1

ntp-doc-4.2.8p13-31.9.1

References

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-8936.html

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1125401

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1128525

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Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2019:1158-1
Rating: moderate
Affected Products: openSUSE Leap 42.3 le.

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate security issue patch segmentation fault ntp openSUSE

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