Security
Security
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Chrony, possibly allowing remote attackers to cause a Denial of Service condition.
| Package | net-misc/chrony on all architectures |
|---|---|
| Affected versions | <= 1.29 |
| Unaffected versions | >= 1.29 |
Chrony is a pair of programs which are used to maintain the accuracy of the system clock on a computer.
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Chrony. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
A remote attacker could possibly cause a Denial of Service condition by sending specially crafted packets.
There is no known workaround at this time.
All Chrony users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-misc/chrony-1.29"
Release date
February 28, 2014
Latest revision
February 28, 2014: 1
Severity
normal
Exploitable
remote
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