NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting ntpsec package, versions <1.1.3-r0
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- published11 Jun 2026
- disclosed16 Jan 2019
Introduced: 16 Jan 2019
CVE-2019-6445 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Alpine:3.24 ntpsec to version 1.1.3-r0 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream ntpsec package and not the ntpsec package as distributed by Alpine.
See How to fix? for Alpine:3.24 relevant fixed versions and status.
An issue was discovered in NTPsec before 1.1.3. An authenticated attacker can cause a NULL pointer dereference and ntpd crash in ntp_control.c, related to ctl_getitem.
References
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-6445
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2019-6445
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46177/
- https://dumpco.re/blog/ntpsec-bugs
- https://dumpco.re/bugs/ntpsec-authed-npe
- https://github.com/ntpsec/ntpsec/blob/NTPsec_1_1_3/NEWS
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2019-6445
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46177