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Medium ELSA-2016-2583 15 CVEs

Moderate: ntp security and bug fix update (Oracle Linux 7)

Published Nov 9, 2016 · Updated Nov 9, 2016

Summary

[4.2.6p5-25.0.1]
- add disable monitor to default ntp.conf [CVE-2013-5211]

[4.2.6p5-25]
- don't allow spoofed packet to enable symmetric interleaved mode
(CVE-2016-1548)
- check mode of new source in config command (CVE-2016-2518)
- make MAC check resilient against timing attack (CVE-2016-1550)

[4.2.6p5-24]
- fix crash with invalid logconfig command (CVE-2015-5194)
- fix crash when referencing disabled statistic type (CVE-2015-5195)
- don't hang in sntp with crafted reply (CVE-2015-5219)
- don't crash with crafted autokey packet (CVE-2015-7691, CVE-2015-7692,
CVE-2015-7702)
- fix memory leak with autokey (CVE-2015-7701)
- don't allow setting driftfile and pidfile remotely (CVE-2015-7703)
- don't crash in ntpq with crafted packet (CVE-2015-7852)
- check key ID in packets authenticated with symmetric key (CVE-2015-7974)
- fix crash with reslist command (CVE-2015-7977, CVE-2015-7978)
- don't allow spoofed packets to demobilize associations (CVE-2015-7979,
CVE-2016-1547)
- don't accept server/peer packets with zero origin timestamp (CVE-2015-8138)
- fix infinite loop in ntpq/ntpdc (CVE-2015-8158)
- fix resetting of leap status (#1242553)
- extend rawstats log (#1242877)
- report clock state changes related to leap seconds (#1242935)
- allow -4/-6 on restrict lines with mask (#1304492)
- explain synchronised state in ntpstat man page (#1309594)

Fixed packages 5

ReleasePackageFixed in
Oracle Linux · 7 ntp 0:4.2.6p5-25.0.1.el7
Oracle Linux · 7 ntp-doc 0:4.2.6p5-25.0.1.el7
Oracle Linux · 7 ntp-perl 0:4.2.6p5-25.0.1.el7
Oracle Linux · 7 ntpdate 0:4.2.6p5-25.0.1.el7
Oracle Linux · 7 sntp 0:4.2.6p5-25.0.1.el7

Vulnerabilities 15

  • Unscored —

    The log_config_command function in ntp_parser.y in ntpd in NTP before 4.2.7p42 allows remote attackers to cause a denia…

  • Unscored —
    CVE-2015-5195 Public exploit

    ntp_openssl.m4 in ntpd in NTP before 4.2.7p112 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault…

  • Unscored —
    CVE-2015-5196 Rejected

    DO NOT USE THIS CANDIDATE NUMBER. ConsultIDs: CVE-2015-7703. Reason: This candidate is a reservation duplicate of CVE-2…

  • Unscored —

    The ULOGTOD function in ntp.d in SNTP before 4.2.7p366 does not properly perform type conversions from a precision valu…

  • Unscored —

    The crypto_xmit function in ntpd in NTP 4.2.x before 4.2.8p4, and 4.3.x before 4.3.77 allows remote attackers to cause …

  • Unscored —

    The crypto_xmit function in ntpd in NTP 4.2.x before 4.2.8p4, and 4.3.x before 4.3.77 allows remote attackers to cause …

  • Unscored —

    Memory leak in the CRYPTO_ASSOC function in ntpd in NTP 4.2.x before 4.2.8p4, and 4.3.x before 4.3.77 allows remote att…

  • Unscored —

    The crypto_xmit function in ntpd in NTP 4.2.x before 4.2.8p4, and 4.3.x before 4.3.77 allows remote attackers to cause …

  • Unscored —

    The "pidfile" or "driftfile" directives in NTP ntpd 4.2.x before 4.2.8p4, and 4.3.x before 4.3.77, when ntpd is configu…

  • Unscored —
    CVE-2015-7852 EPSS 12%

    ntpq in NTP 4.2.x before 4.2.8p4, and 4.3.x before 4.3.77 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) …

  • Unscored —

    NTP 4.x before 4.2.8p6 and 4.3.x before 4.3.90 do not verify peer associations of symmetric keys when authenticating pa…

  • Unscored —

    ntpd in NTP before 4.2.8p6 and 4.3.x before 4.3.90 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer d…

  • Unscored —

    NTP before 4.2.8p6 and 4.3.0 before 4.3.90 allows a remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack exhaustion) vi…

  • Unscored —
    CVE-2015-7979 EPSS 12%

    NTP before 4.2.8p6 and 4.3.x before 4.3.90 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (client-server associat…

  • Unscored —

    The getresponse function in ntpq in NTP versions before 4.2.8p9 and 4.3.x before 4.3.90 allows remote attackers to caus…