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Low ELSA-2019-2077 1 CVE

Low: ntp security, bug fix, and enhancement update (Oracle Linux 7)

Published Aug 13, 2019 · Updated Aug 13, 2019

Summary

[4.2.6p5-29.0.1]
- Bump release to avoid ULN conflict with Oracle modified errata.

[4.2.6p5-29]
- fix CVE-2016-7429 patch to restore default ttl configuration (#1550637)
- fix buffer overflow in parsing of address in ntpq and ntpdc (CVE-2018-12327)
- fix crash in parsing of received address in ntpq (#1616250)
- avoid reading freed memory after disabling netlink socket (#1555401)
- dont disable netlink socket on ENOBUFS error (#1555413)
- replace ntpstat with shell script using ntpq and supporting chrony (#1592871)

Fixed packages 5

ReleasePackageFixed in
Oracle Linux · 7 ntp 0:4.2.6p5-29.0.1.el7
Oracle Linux · 7 ntp-doc 0:4.2.6p5-29.0.1.el7
Oracle Linux · 7 ntp-perl 0:4.2.6p5-29.0.1.el7
Oracle Linux · 7 ntpdate 0:4.2.6p5-29.0.1.el7
Oracle Linux · 7 sntp 0:4.2.6p5-29.0.1.el7

Vulnerabilities 1

  • Unscored —
    CVE-2018-12327 Public exploit EPSS 28%

    Stack-based buffer overflow in ntpq and ntpdc of NTP version 4.2.8p11 allows an attacker to achieve code execution or e…