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openSUSE Security Update : ntp (openSUSE-2019-1143)

high Nessus Plugin ID 123773

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Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

This update for ntp fixes the following issues :

Security issue fixed: 	

- CVE-2019-8936: Fixed a NULL pointer exception which could allow an authenticated attcker to cause segmentation fault to ntpd (bsc#1128525).

Other issues addressed :

 - Fixed several bugs in the BANCOMM reclock driver.

 - Fixed ntp_loopfilter.c snprintf compilation warnings.

 - Fixed spurious initgroups() error message.

 - Fixed STA_NANO struct timex units.

 - Fixed GPS week rollover in libparse.

 - Fixed incorrect poll interval in packet.

 - Added a missing check for ENABLE_CMAC.

This update was imported from the SUSE:SLE-15:Update update project.

Solution

Update the affected ntp packages.

See Also

https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1128525

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 123773

File Name: openSUSE-2019-1143.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 4/5/2019

Updated: 1/19/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:ntp, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:ntp-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:ntp-debugsource, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:15.0

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/SuSE/release, Host/SuSE/rpm-list, Host/cpu

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/4/2019

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/15/2019

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2019-8936