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[slackware-security]  ntp (SSA:2016-120-01)

New ntp packages are available for Slackware 13.0, 13.1, 13.37, 14.0, 14.1,
and -current to fix security issues.


Here are the details from the Slackware 14.1 ChangeLog:
+--------------------------+
patches/packages/ntp-4.2.8p7-i486-1_slack14.1.txz:  Upgraded.
  This release patches several low and medium severity security issues:
  CVE-2016-1551: Refclock impersonation vulnerability, AKA: refclock-peering
  CVE-2016-1549: Sybil vulnerability: ephemeral association attack,
    AKA: ntp-sybil - MITIGATION ONLY
  CVE-2016-2516: Duplicate IPs on unconfig directives will cause an assertion
    botch
  CVE-2016-2517: Remote configuration trustedkey/requestkey values are not
    properly validated
  CVE-2016-2518: Crafted addpeer with hmode > 7 causes array wraparound with
    MATCH_ASSOC
  CVE-2016-2519: ctl_getitem() return value not always checked
  CVE-2016-1547: Validate crypto-NAKs, AKA: nak-dos
  CVE-2016-1548: Interleave-pivot - MITIGATION ONLY
  CVE-2015-7704: KoD fix: peer associations were broken by the fix for
    NtpBug2901, AKA: Symmetric active/passive mode is broken
  CVE-2015-8138: Zero Origin Timestamp Bypass, AKA: Additional KoD Checks
  CVE-2016-1550: Improve NTP security against buffer comparison timing attacks,
    authdecrypt-timing, AKA: authdecrypt-timing
  For more information, see:
    https://www.ntp.org/support/securitynotice/
    http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-7704
    http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-8138
    http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-1547
    http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-1548
    http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-1549
    http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-1550
    http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-1551
    http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-2516
    http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-2517
    http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-2518
    http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-2519
  (* Security fix *)
+--------------------------+


Where to find the new packages:
+-----------------------------+

Thanks to the friendly folks at the OSU Open Source Lab
(https://osuosl.org/) for donating FTP and rsync hosting
to the Slackware project!  :-)

Also see the "Get Slack" section on http://www.slackware.com/ for
additional mirror sites near you.

Updated package for Slackware 13.0:

Updated package for Slackware x86_64 13.0:

Updated package for Slackware 13.1:

Updated package for Slackware x86_64 13.1:

Updated package for Slackware 13.37:

Updated package for Slackware x86_64 13.37:

Updated package for Slackware 14.0:

Updated package for Slackware x86_64 14.0:

Updated package for Slackware 14.1:

Updated package for Slackware x86_64 14.1:

Updated package for Slackware -current:

Updated package for Slackware x86_64 -current:


MD5 signatures:
+-------------+

Slackware 13.0 package:
785dc2ef5f80edb28dc781e261c3fe3f  ntp-4.2.8p7-i486-1_slack13.0.txz

Slackware x86_64 13.0 package:
899421096b7b63e6cb269f8b01dfd875  ntp-4.2.8p7-x86_64-1_slack13.0.txz

Slackware 13.1 package:
dfd34cbd31be3572a2bcae7f59cdfd91  ntp-4.2.8p7-i486-1_slack13.1.txz

Slackware x86_64 13.1 package:
63c4b31736040e7950361cd0d7081c8b  ntp-4.2.8p7-x86_64-1_slack13.1.txz

Slackware 13.37 package:
e760ae0c6cc3fa933e4d65d6995b0c84  ntp-4.2.8p7-i486-1_slack13.37.txz

Slackware x86_64 13.37 package:
aa448523b27bb4fcccc2f46cf4d72bc5  ntp-4.2.8p7-x86_64-1_slack13.37.txz

Slackware 14.0 package:
3bc7e54a4164a4f91be996b5cf2e643e  ntp-4.2.8p7-i486-1_slack14.0.txz

Slackware x86_64 14.0 package:
0f6ea4dae476709f26f5d0e33378576c  ntp-4.2.8p7-x86_64-1_slack14.0.txz

Slackware 14.1 package:
dbe827ee7ece6ce5ca083cdd5960162c  ntp-4.2.8p7-i486-1_slack14.1.txz

Slackware x86_64 14.1 package:
89f3edf183a6a9847d69b8349f98c901  ntp-4.2.8p7-x86_64-1_slack14.1.txz

Slackware -current package:
4018b86edd15e40e8c5e9f50d907dcff  n/ntp-4.2.8p7-i586-1.txz

Slackware x86_64 -current package:
7dd6b64ba8c9fdaebb7becc1f5c3963d  n/ntp-4.2.8p7-x86_64-1.txz


Installation instructions:
+------------------------+

Upgrade the package as root:
# upgradepkg ntp-4.2.8p7-i486-1_slack14.1.txz

Then, restart the NTP daemon:

# sh /etc/rc.d/rc.ntpd restart


+-----+

Slackware: 2016-120-01: ntp Security Update

April 29, 2016
New ntp packages are available for Slackware 13.0, 13.1, 13.37, 14.0, 14.1, and -current to fix security issues

Summary

Here are the details from the Slackware 14.1 ChangeLog: patches/packages/ntp-4.2.8p7-i486-1_slack14.1.txz: Upgraded. This release patches several low and medium severity security issues: CVE-2016-1551: Refclock impersonation vulnerability, AKA: refclock-peering CVE-2016-1549: Sybil vulnerability: ephemeral association attack, AKA: ntp-sybil - MITIGATION ONLY CVE-2016-2516: Duplicate IPs on unconfig directives will cause an assertion botch CVE-2016-2517: Remote configuration trustedkey/requestkey values are not properly validated CVE-2016-2518: Crafted addpeer with hmode > 7 causes array wraparound with MATCH_ASSOC CVE-2016-2519: ctl_getitem() return value not always checked CVE-2016-1547: Validate crypto-NAKs, AKA: nak-dos CVE-2016-1548: Interleave-pivot - MITIGATION ONLY CVE-2015-7704: KoD fix: peer associations were broken by the fix for NtpBug2901, AKA: Symmetric active/passive mode is broken CVE-2015-8138: Zero Origin Timestamp Bypas...

Read the Full Advisory

Where Find New Packages

Thanks to the friendly folks at the OSU Open Source Lab (https://osuosl.org/) for donating FTP and rsync hosting to the Slackware project! :-)
Also see the "Get Slack" section on http://www.slackware.com/ for additional mirror sites near you.
Updated package for Slackware 13.0:
Updated package for Slackware x86_64 13.0:
Updated package for Slackware 13.1:
Updated package for Slackware x86_64 13.1:
Updated package for Slackware 13.37:
Updated package for Slackware x86_64 13.37:
Updated package for Slackware 14.0:
Updated package for Slackware x86_64 14.0:
Updated package for Slackware 14.1:
Updated package for Slackware x86_64 14.1:
Updated package for Slackware -current:
Updated package for Slackware x86_64 -current:

MD5 Signatures

Slackware 13.0 package: 785dc2ef5f80edb28dc781e261c3fe3f ntp-4.2.8p7-i486-1_slack13.0.txz
Slackware x86_64 13.0 package: 899421096b7b63e6cb269f8b01dfd875 ntp-4.2.8p7-x86_64-1_slack13.0.txz
Slackware 13.1 package: dfd34cbd31be3572a2bcae7f59cdfd91 ntp-4.2.8p7-i486-1_slack13.1.txz
Slackware x86_64 13.1 package: 63c4b31736040e7950361cd0d7081c8b ntp-4.2.8p7-x86_64-1_slack13.1.txz
Slackware 13.37 package: e760ae0c6cc3fa933e4d65d6995b0c84 ntp-4.2.8p7-i486-1_slack13.37.txz
Slackware x86_64 13.37 package: aa448523b27bb4fcccc2f46cf4d72bc5 ntp-4.2.8p7-x86_64-1_slack13.37.txz
Slackware 14.0 package: 3bc7e54a4164a4f91be996b5cf2e643e ntp-4.2.8p7-i486-1_slack14.0.txz
Slackware x86_64 14.0 package: 0f6ea4dae476709f26f5d0e33378576c ntp-4.2.8p7-x86_64-1_slack14.0.txz
Slackware 14.1 package: dbe827ee7ece6ce5ca083cdd5960162c ntp-4.2.8p7-i486-1_slack14.1.txz
Slackware x86_64 14.1 package: 89f3edf183a6a9847d69b8349f98c901 ntp-4.2.8p7-x86_64-1_slack14.1.txz
Slackware -current package: 4018b86edd15e40e8c5e9f50d907dcff n/ntp-4.2.8p7-i586-1.txz
Slackware x86_64 -current package: 7dd6b64ba8c9fdaebb7becc1f5c3963d n/ntp-4.2.8p7-x86_64-1.txz

Severity
[slackware-security] ntp (SSA:2016-120-01)
New ntp packages are available for Slackware 13.0, 13.1, 13.37, 14.0, 14.1, and -current to fix security issues.

Installation Instructions

Installation instructions: Upgrade the package as root: # upgradepkg ntp-4.2.8p7-i486-1_slack14.1.txz Then, restart the NTP daemon: # sh /etc/rc.d/rc.ntpd restart

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