NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting ntp package, versions <1:4.2.8p12+dfsg-4


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.31% (71st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN11-NTP-532463
  • published11 Mar 2019
  • disclosed15 May 2019

Introduced: 11 Mar 2019

CVE-2019-8936  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:11 ntp to version 1:4.2.8p12+dfsg-4 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream ntp package and not the ntp package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:11 relevant fixed versions and status.

NTP through 4.2.8p12 has a NULL Pointer Dereference.

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