SUSE-SU-2015:0865-1

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    SUSE-SU-2015:0865-1

    Published: 28 Apr 2015Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026

    Summary: Security update for ntp

    Details: ntp was updated to fix two security related flaws as well as 'slew' mode handling for leap seconds. The following vulnerabilities were fixe: * ntpd could accept unauthenticated packets with symmetric key crypto. (CVE-2015-1798) * ntpd authentication did not protect symmetric associations against DoS attacks (CVE-2015-1799) * ntp-keygen may generate non-random symmetric keys on big-endian systems (bsc#928321, CVE-2015-3405). The following non-security issues were fixed: * Fix slew mode for leap seconds (bnc#918342).

    References: https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2015/suse-su-20150865-1/, https://bugzilla.suse.com/918342, https://bugzilla.suse.com/924202, https://bugzilla.suse.com/928321, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-1798, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-1799, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-3405

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: ntp

    Purl: pkg:rpm/suse/ntp&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -4.2.6p5-44.1

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
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    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
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    High