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SUSE: 2018:3342-2 Moderate: NTP Buffer Overflow Fix and Updates

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Calendar Grey April 27, 2019
Dist Suse Esm H88
Essential enhancement fortifies NTP within SUSE Linux, ensuring precise time synchronization and addressing security flaws.
An update that solves two vulnerabilities and has one errata is now available

Summary

NTP was updated to 4.2.8p12 (bsc#1111853): - CVE-2018-12327: Fixed stack buffer overflow in the openhost() command-line call of NTPQ/NTPDC. (bsc#1098531) - CVE-2018-7170: Add further tweaks to improve the fix for the ephemeral association time spoofing additional protection (bsc#1083424) Please also see http://www.nwtime.org/network-time-foundation-publishes-ntp-4-2-8p12/ for more information. Patch Instructions: To install this SUSE 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: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 12-SP1: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SAP-12-SP1-2019-1066=1 Package List: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 12-SP1 (x86_64): ntp-4.2.8p12-64.8.2

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory moderate buffer overflow NTP SUSE Linux Enterprise Server ephemeral association

References

#1083424 #1098531 #1111853

Cross- CVE-2018-12327 CVE-2018-7170

Affected Products:

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 12-SP1

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-12327.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-7170.html

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1083424

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1098531

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1111853

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2018:3342-2
Rating: moderate

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory moderate buffer overflow NTP SUSE Linux Enterprise Server ephemeral association

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