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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201412-34 |
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Severity: High |
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Title: NTP: Multiple vulnerabilities |
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Date: December 24, 2014 |
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Bugs: #533076 |
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ID: 201412-34 |
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Synopsis |
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in NTP, the worst of which |
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could result in remote execution of arbitrary code. |
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Background |
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NTP is a protocol designed to synchronize the clocks of computers over |
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a network. The net-misc/ntp package contains the official reference |
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implementation by the NTP Project. |
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Affected packages |
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected |
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1 net-misc/ntp < 4.2.8 >= 4.2.8 |
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Description |
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in NTP. Please review the |
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CVE identifiers referenced below for details. |
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Impact |
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A remote unauthenticated attacker may be able to execute arbitrary code |
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with the privileges of the process, cause a Denial of Service |
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condition, and obtain sensitive information that could assist in other |
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attacks. |
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Workaround |
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There is no known workaround at this time. |
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Resolution |
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All NTP users should upgrade to the latest version: |
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# emerge --sync |
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# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-misc/ntp-4.2.8" |
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References |
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[ 1 ] CVE-2014-9293 |
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http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-9293 |
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[ 2 ] CVE-2014-9294 |
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http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-9294 |
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[ 3 ] CVE-2014-9295 |
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http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-9295 |
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[ 4 ] CVE-2014-9296 |
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http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-9296 |
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Availability |
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at |
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the Gentoo Security Website: |
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http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201412-34.xml |
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Concerns? |
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the |
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confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost |
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importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to |
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security@g.o or alternatively, you may file a bug at |
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https://bugs.gentoo.org. |
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License |
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Copyright 2014 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text |
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belongs to its owner(s). |
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The contents of this document are licensed under the |
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Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license. |
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5 |