USN-4563-1: NTP vulnerability
Publication date
1 October 2020
Overview
NTP could be made to crash.
Releases
Packages
- ntp - Network Time Protocol daemon and utility programs
Details
It was discovered that the fix for CVE-2018-7182 introduced a NULL pointer
dereference into NTP. An attacker could use this vulnerability to cause a
denial of service (crash).
It was discovered that the fix for CVE-2018-7182 introduced a NULL pointer
dereference into NTP. An attacker could use this vulnerability to cause a
denial of service (crash).
Update instructions
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
Learn more about how to get the fixes.The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu Release | Package Version | ||
---|---|---|---|
18.04 bionic | ntp – 1:4.2.8p10+dfsg-5ubuntu7.3 | ||
ntpdate – 1:4.2.8p10+dfsg-5ubuntu7.3 | |||
sntp – 1:4.2.8p10+dfsg-5ubuntu7.3 |
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