CVE-2015-7975 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2015-7975: The nextvar function in NTP before 4.2.8p6 and 4.3.x before 4.3.90 does not properly validate the length of its input, which allows an attacker to cause a denial of service (application crash).

Affects 1 Linux release across 1 (distro × package) combinations.

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2015-7975 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

ntp→ fixed in1:4.2.8p7+dfsg-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y ntp
```

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