CVE-2019-8936 Null dereference in n/a

High 7.5 Published Updated

A NULL pointer dereference in the NTP daemon allows attackers to cause a denial of service condition.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2019-8936?

CVE-2019-8936 is a high-severity vulnerability in Fedoraproject Fedora, published on 15 May 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

NTP through 4.2.8p12 has a NULL Pointer Dereference.

Weakness: CWE-476

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-8936?

It affects 6 products.

Linux distribution packages (19)
ntp SUSE:Enterprise Storage 4All versions4.2.8p13-85.1
ntp SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3All versions4.2.8p13-85.1
ntp SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP4All versions4.2.8p13-85.1
ntp SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Legacy 15All versions4.2.8p13-4.6.1
ntp SUSE:Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11 SP3All versions4.2.8p13-48.27.1
ntp SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4All versions4.2.8p13-64.13.1
ntp SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1-LTSSAll versions4.2.8p13-85.1
ntp SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-BCLAll versions4.2.8p13-85.1
ntp SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-LTSSAll versions4.2.8p13-85.1
ntp SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3All versions4.2.8p13-85.1
ntp SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4All versions4.2.8p13-85.1
ntp SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12-LTSSAll versions4.2.8p13-46.32.1
ntp SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP4All versions4.2.8p13-64.13.1
ntp SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1All versions4.2.8p13-85.1
ntp SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2All versions4.2.8p13-85.1
ntp SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3All versions4.2.8p13-85.1
ntp SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP4All versions4.2.8p13-85.1
ntp SUSE:OpenStack Cloud 7All versions4.2.8p13-85.1
ntp openSUSE:Leap 15.0All versions4.2.8p13-lp150.8.1

Products include Fedoraproject Fedora, Hpe Hpux-Ntp, Netapp Clustered Data Ontap, Netapp Data Ontap, Ntp Ntp, Opensuse Leap.

How do I fix CVE-2019-8936?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2019-8936 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-8936 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.

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Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2019-8936, GHSA-54w8-prj8-6v5f, MGASA-2019-0140, SUSE-SU-2019:0775-1, SUSE-SU-2019:0777-1, SUSE-SU-2019:0789-1 and 6 more.

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