SUSE Security Update: Security update for ntp
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Announcement ID:    SUSE-SU-2014:1690-1
Rating:             critical
References:         #910764 
Cross-References:   CVE-2014-9295 CVE-2014-9296
Affected Products:
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12
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   An update that fixes two vulnerabilities is now available.

Description:


   The network timeservice ntp was updated to fix critical security issues
   (bnc#910764, CERT VU#852879)

   * A potential remote code execution problem was found inside ntpd. The
     functions crypto_recv() (when using autokey authentication),
     ctl_putdata(), and configure() where updated to avoid buffer overflows
     that could be exploited. (CVE-2014-9295)
   * Furthermore a problem inside the ntpd error handling was found that is
     missing a return statement. This could also lead to a potentially attack
     vector. (CVE-2014-9296)


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 12:

      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-2014-118

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12:

      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-2014-118

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


Package List:

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 (ppc64le s390x x86_64):

      ntp-4.2.6p5-31.1
      ntp-debuginfo-4.2.6p5-31.1
      ntp-debugsource-4.2.6p5-31.1
      ntp-doc-4.2.6p5-31.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 (x86_64):

      ntp-4.2.6p5-31.1
      ntp-debuginfo-4.2.6p5-31.1
      ntp-debugsource-4.2.6p5-31.1
      ntp-doc-4.2.6p5-31.1


References:

   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-9295.html
   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-9296.html
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=910764