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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.1.1.2023.5466
Category:Debian Local Security Checks
Title:Debian: Security Advisory (DSA-5466-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'ntpsec' package(s) announced via the DSA-5466-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'ntpsec' package(s) announced via the DSA-5466-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
It was discovered that ntpd in ntpsec, a secure, hardened, and improved implementation derived from the original NTP project, could crash if NTS is disabled and an NTS-enabled client request (mode 3) is received.

For the stable distribution (bookworm), this problem has been fixed in version 1.2.2+dfsg1-1+deb12u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your ntpsec packages.

For the detailed security status of ntpsec please refer to its security tracker page at: [link moved to references]

Affected Software/OS:
'ntpsec' package(s) on Debian 12.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
7.8

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2023-4012
GitLab Issue #794
https://gitlab.com/NTPsec/ntpsec/-/issues/794
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=1038422
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