GLSA 201402-28: Chrony: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Severity:	normal
Title:	Chrony: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date:	02/28/2014
Bugs:	#480364
ID:	201402-28

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Chrony, possibly allowing remote attackers to cause a Denial of Service condition.

Background

Chrony is a pair of programs which are used to maintain the accuracy of the system clock on a computer.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
net-misc/chrony	<= 1.29	>= 1.29	All supported architectures

Description

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Chrony. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact

A remote attacker could possibly cause a Denial of Service condition by sending specially crafted packets.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All Chrony users should upgrade to the latest version:

      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-misc/chrony-1.29"

References

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201402-28.xml

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.