Bug 2186486 (CVE-2023-26552)

Summary:	CVE-2023-26552 ntp: an out-of-bounds write when adding a decimal point
Product:	[Other] Security Response	Reporter:	Marian Rehak <mrehak>
Component:	vulnerability	Assignee:	Nobody <nobody>
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Priority:	medium
Version:	unspecified	CC:	mlichvar
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Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
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Doc Text:	An out-of-bounds write flaw was found in the ntp package. A remote attacker may trigger this vulnerability by sending malicious data packets to the ntp server. An adversary may be able to attack a client ntpq process, but cannot attack ntpd.	Story Points:	---
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Bug Depends On:	2187697, 2187699
Bug Blocks:	2186078

Description Marian Rehak 2023-04-13 13:04:26 UTC

mstolfp.o belongs to the libntp component. As an upstream library, the libntp component can affect many other components, such as ntpd. A remote attacker may trigger this vulnerability by sending malicious data packets to the ntp server.

Comment 2 Marian Rehak 2023-04-18 12:56:32 UTC

Created ntp tracking bugs for this issue:

Affects: fedora-all [bug 2187697]