vulnerability
Arch Linux: Denial of service (CVE-2016-9311)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C) | Jan 13, 2017 | Jul 11, 2025 | Mar 25, 2026 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
Jan 13, 2017
Added
Jul 11, 2025
Modified
Mar 25, 2026
Description
ntpd does not enable trap service by default. If trap service has been explicitly enabled, an attacker can send a specially crafted packet to cause a null pointer dereference that will crash ntpd, resulting in a denial of service.
Solution
arch-linux-upgrade-latest
References
Rapid7 Labs
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