SUSE Security Update: Security update for ntp
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Announcement ID:    SUSE-SU-2014:1686-3
Rating:             critical
References:         #910764 
Cross-References:   CVE-2014-9295
Affected Products:
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 LTSS
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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 SP1 LTSS:

      zypper in -t patch slessp1-ntp-10119

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


Package List:

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 LTSS (i586 s390x 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/