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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory                           GLSA 201509-01
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                                           https://security.gentoo.org/
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 Severity: Normal
    Title: NTP: Multiple vulnerablities
     Date: September 24, 2015
     Bugs: #545836, #553682
       ID: 201509-01

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Synopsis
========

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

Background
==========

NTP contains software for the Network Time Protocol.

Affected packages
=================

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     Package              /     Vulnerable     /            Unaffected
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  1  net-misc/ntp                < 4.2.8_p3               >= 4.2.8_p3

Description
===========

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

Impact
======

A remote attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code with the
privileges of the process, or cause a Denial of Service condition.

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_p3"

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2015-1798
      http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-1798
[ 2 ] CVE-2015-1799
      http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-1799
[ 3 ] CVE-2015-5146
      http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-5146

Availability
============

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201509-01

Concerns?
=========

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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Copyright 2015 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5


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