NTP: Multiple vulnerabilities — GLSA 201903-15

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

Affected packages

net-misc/ntp on all architectures
Affected versions < 4.2.8_p13
Unaffected versions >= 4.2.8_p13

Background

NTP contains software for the Network Time Protocol.

Description

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

Impact

An attacker could cause a Denial of Service condition, escalate privileges, or remotely execute arbitrary code.

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_p13"
 

References

Release date
March 19, 2019

Latest revision
March 19, 2019: 1

Severity
normal

Exploitable
remote

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