SUSE-SU-2018:3351-1: moderate: Security update for ntp

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Tue Oct 23 13:21:24 MDT 2018


   SUSE Security Update: Security update for ntp
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Announcement ID:    SUSE-SU-2018:3351-1
Rating:             moderate
References:         #1083424 #1098531 #1111853 
Cross-References:   CVE-2018-12327 CVE-2018-7170
Affected Products:
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-LTSS
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   An update that solves two vulnerabilities and has one
   errata is now available.

Description:


   NTP was updated to 4.2.8p12 (bsc#1111853):

   - CVE-2018-12327: Fixed stack buffer overflow in the openhost()
     command-line call of NTPQ/NTPDC. (bsc#1098531)
   - CVE-2018-7170: Add further tweaks to improve the fix for the ephemeral
     association time spoofing additional protection (bsc#1083424)

   Please also see
   https://www.nwtime.org/network-time-foundation-publishes-ntp-4-2-8p12/ for
   more information.


Patch Instructions:

   To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods
   like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".

   Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-LTSS:

      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-2018-2399=1



Package List:

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

      ntp-4.2.8p12-46.29.2
      ntp-debuginfo-4.2.8p12-46.29.2
      ntp-debugsource-4.2.8p12-46.29.2
      ntp-doc-4.2.8p12-46.29.2


References:

   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-12327.html
   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-7170.html
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1083424
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1098531
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1111853



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