SUSE Security Update: Security update for ntp
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Announcement ID:    SUSE-SU-2014:1686-1
Rating:             critical
References:         #910764 
Cross-References:   CVE-2014-9295
Affected Products:
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 LTSS
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3
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   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
         


Patch Instructions:

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

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware:

      zypper in -t patch slessp3-ntp-10117

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3:

      zypper in -t patch slessp3-ntp-10117

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 LTSS:

      zypper in -t patch slessp2-ntp-10118

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3:

      zypper in -t patch sledsp3-ntp-10117

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


Package List:

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware (i586 x86_64):

      ntp-4.2.4p8-1.28.1
      ntp-doc-4.2.4p8-1.28.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):

      ntp-4.2.4p8-1.28.1
      ntp-doc-4.2.4p8-1.28.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 LTSS (i586 s390x x86_64):

      ntp-4.2.4p8-1.28.1
      ntp-doc-4.2.4p8-1.28.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3 (i586 x86_64):

      ntp-4.2.4p8-1.28.1
      ntp-doc-4.2.4p8-1.28.1


References:

   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-9295.html
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=910764
   https://scc.suse.com:443/patches/
   https://scc.suse.com:443/patches/

SuSE: 2014:1686-1: critical: ntp

December 22, 2014
An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available

Summary

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 Patch Instructions: To install this SUSE Security Update use YaST online_update. Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware: zypper in -t patch slessp3-ntp-10117 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3: zypper in -t patch slessp3-ntp-10117 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 LTSS: zypper in -t patch slessp2-ntp-10118 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3: zypper in -t patch sledsp3-ntp-10117 To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch". Package List: ...

Read the Full Advisory

References

#910764

Cross- CVE-2014-9295

Affected Products:

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 LTSS

SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-9295.html

https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=910764

https://scc.suse.com:443/patches/

https://scc.suse.com:443/patches/

Severity
Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2014:1686-1
Rating: critical

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