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Huawei EulerOS: CVE-2017-6462: ntp security update

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Huawei EulerOS: CVE-2017-6462: ntp security update

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
03/27/2017
Created
07/25/2018
Added
11/30/2017
Modified
04/13/2018

Description

Buffer overflow in the legacy Datum Programmable Time Server (DPTS) refclock driver in NTP before 4.2.8p10 and 4.3.x before 4.3.94 allows local users to have unspecified impact via a crafted /dev/datum device.

Solution(s)

  • huawei-euleros-2_0_sp1-upgrade-ntp
  • huawei-euleros-2_0_sp1-upgrade-ntpdate

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