GLSA 201412-34: NTP: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Severity:	high
Title:	NTP: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date:	12/24/2014
Bugs:	#533076
ID:	201412-34

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in NTP, the worst of which could result in remote execution of arbitrary code.

Background

NTP is a protocol designed to synchronize the clocks of computers over a network. The net-misc/ntp package contains the official reference implementation by the NTP Project.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
net-misc/ntp	< 4.2.8	>= 4.2.8	All supported architectures

Description

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

Impact

A remote unauthenticated attacker may be able to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the process, cause a Denial of Service condition, and obtain sensitive information that could assist in other attacks.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All NTP users should upgrade to the latest version:

      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-misc/ntp-4.2.8"

References

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201412-34.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.