GLSA 201805-12: NTP: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Severity:	normal
Title:	NTP: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date:	05/26/2018
Bugs:	#649612
ID:	201805-12

Synopsis

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

Background

NTP contains software for the Network Time Protocol.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
net-misc/ntp	< 4.2.8_p11	>= 4.2.8_p11	All supported architectures

Description

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

Impact

A remote attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code or cause a Denial of Service condition.

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_p11"

References

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201805-12.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.