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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201805-12
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https://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: NTP: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: May 26, 2018
Bugs: #649612
ID: 201805-12

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

Background
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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_p11 >= 4.2.8_p11

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

Impact
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A remote attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code or cause a
Denial of Service condition.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All NTP users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge –sync
# emerge –ask –oneshot –verbose “>=net-misc/ntp-4.2.8_p11”

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2018-7170
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-7170
[ 2 ] CVE-2018-7182
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-7182
[ 3 ] CVE-2018-7183
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-7183
[ 4 ] CVE-2018-7184
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-7184
[ 5 ] CVE-2018-7185
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-7185

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

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201805-12

Concerns?
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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 2018 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
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