vulnerability
Ubuntu: USN-3096-1 (CVE-2015-7979): NTP vulnerabilities
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) | Feb 9, 2016 | Oct 7, 2016 | Mar 27, 2026 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
Feb 9, 2016
Added
Oct 7, 2016
Modified
Mar 27, 2026
Description
NTP before 4.2.8p6 and 4.3.x before 4.3.90 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (client-server association tear down) by sending broadcast packets with invalid authentication to a broadcast client.
Solution
ubuntu-upgrade-ntp
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