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Amazon Linux AMI: CVE-2017-6458: Security patch for ntp (ALAS-2017-816)

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Amazon Linux AMI: CVE-2017-6458: Security patch for ntp (ALAS-2017-816)

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
03/27/2017
Created
07/25/2018
Added
04/20/2017
Modified
10/14/2022

Description

Multiple buffer overflows in the ctl_put* functions in NTP before 4.2.8p10 and 4.3.x before 4.3.94 allow remote authenticated users to have unspecified impact via a long variable.

Solution(s)

  • amazon-linux-upgrade-ntp

References

  • ALAS-2017-816
  • CVE-2017-6458
  • USN-3349-1

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