Security update for xntp
SUSE Security Update: Security update for xntp
This ntp update fixes the following critical security issue:
* A potential remote code execution problem was found inside ntpd. The
functions crypto_recv() (when using autokey authentication) and
ctl_putdata() where updated to avoid buffer overflows that could
have been exploited. (CVE-2014-9295 / VU#852879)
Security Issues:
* CVE-2014-9295
| Announcement ID: | SUSE-SU-2014:1686-2 |
| Rating: | critical |
| References: | #910764 |
| Affected Products: |
An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.
Description:
This ntp update fixes the following critical security issue:
* A potential remote code execution problem was found inside ntpd. The
functions crypto_recv() (when using autokey authentication) and
ctl_putdata() where updated to avoid buffer overflows that could
have been exploited. (CVE-2014-9295 / VU#852879)
Security Issues:
* CVE-2014-9295
Package List:
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP4 LTSS (i586 s390x x86_64):
- xntp-4.2.4p3-48.25.1
- xntp-doc-4.2.4p3-48.25.1
References:
- http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-9295.html
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=910764
- http://download.suse.com/patch/finder/?keywords=f4d33535cb6a1f3819d1cd7bb928b58f