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High ELSA-2015-1930 2 CVEs

Important: ntp security update (Oracle Linux 7)

Published Oct 26, 2015 · Updated Oct 26, 2015

Summary

[4.2.6p5-5.el6_7.2]
- check origin timestamp before accepting KoD RATE packet (CVE-2015-7704)
- allow only one step larger than panic threshold with -g (CVE-2015-5300)

Fixed packages 5

ReleasePackageFixed in
Oracle Linux · 7 ntp 0:4.2.6p5-19.el7_1.3
Oracle Linux · 7 ntp-doc 0:4.2.6p5-19.el7_1.3
Oracle Linux · 7 ntp-perl 0:4.2.6p5-19.el7_1.3
Oracle Linux · 7 ntpdate 0:4.2.6p5-19.el7_1.3
Oracle Linux · 7 sntp 0:4.2.6p5-19.el7_1.3

Vulnerabilities 2

  • Unscored —

    The panic_gate check in NTP before 4.2.8p5 is only re-enabled after the first change to the system clock that was great…

  • Unscored —
    CVE-2015-7704 EPSS 11%

    The ntpd client in NTP 4.x before 4.2.8p4 and 4.3.x before 4.3.77 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service …