=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4475-1
August 27, 2020

chrony vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS

Summary:

Chrony could be made to crash or expose sensitive information.

Software Description:
- chrony: An implementation of the Network Time Protocol

Details:

It was discovered that Chrony incorrectly handled certain symbolic links.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or
expose sensitive information.

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
  chrony                          3.5-6ubuntu6.2

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
  chrony                          3.2-4ubuntu4.5

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4475-1
  CVE-2020-14367

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/chrony/3.5-6ubuntu6.2
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/chrony/3.2-4ubuntu4.5

Ubuntu 4475-1: Chrony vulnerability

August 27, 2020
Chrony could be made to crash or expose sensitive information.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 20.04 LTS: chrony 3.5-6ubuntu6.2 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS: chrony 3.2-4ubuntu4.5 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4475-1

CVE-2020-14367

Severity
August 27, 2020

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/chrony/3.5-6ubuntu6.2 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/chrony/3.2-4ubuntu4.5

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