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CVE-2016-1547 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2016-1547: An off-path attacker can cause a preemptible client association to be demobilized in NTP 4.2.8p4 and earlier and NTPSec a5fb34b9cc89b92a8fef2f459004865c93bb7f92 by sending a crypto NAK packet to a victim client with a spoofed source address of an existing associated peer. This is true even if authen

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

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2016-1547 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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