Security update for ntp

SUSE Recommended Update: Security update for ntp
Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2015:2082-1
Rating: moderate
References: #936970 #937147 #937504 #943565
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for VMWare 11-SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11-SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP3

  • An update that has four recommended fixes can now be installed.

    Description:

    This update for ntp provides the following fixes:

    - Fix time synchronization between symmetrical peers. (bsc#943565)
    - Fix filtering for 127.127.X.Y pseudo addresses in conf.ntp.init.
    (bsc#937504)
    - Strip trailing slashes from keysdir. (bsc#937147)
    - Don't complain about empty or non-existent keysdir. (bsc#936970)

    Patch Instructions:

    To install this SUSE Recommended Update use YaST online_update.
    Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for VMWare 11-SP3:
      zypper in -t patch slessp3-ntp-12223=1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP3:
      zypper in -t patch slessp3-ntp-12223=1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11-SP3:
      zypper in -t patch sledsp3-ntp-12223=1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP3:
      zypper in -t patch dbgsp3-ntp-12223=1

    To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch".

    Package List:

    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for VMWare 11-SP3 (i586 x86_64):
      • ntp-4.2.4p8-1.38.2
      • ntp-doc-4.2.4p8-1.38.2
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP3 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):
      • ntp-4.2.4p8-1.38.2
      • ntp-doc-4.2.4p8-1.38.2
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11-SP3 (i586 x86_64):
      • ntp-4.2.4p8-1.38.2
      • ntp-doc-4.2.4p8-1.38.2
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP3 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):
      • ntp-debuginfo-4.2.4p8-1.38.2
      • ntp-debugsource-4.2.4p8-1.38.2

    References: