| Name | CVE-2016-0727 |
| Description | The crontab script in the ntp package before 1:4.2.6.p3+dfsg-1ubuntu3.11 on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, before 1:4.2.6.p5+dfsg-3ubuntu2.14.04.10 on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, on Ubuntu Wily, and before 1:4.2.8p4+dfsg-3ubuntu5.3 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS allows local users with access to the ntp account to write to arbitrary files and consequently gain privileges via vectors involving statistics directory cleanup. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| Debian Bugs | 839998 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| ntp (PTS) | jessie, jessie (lts) | 1:4.2.6.p5+dfsg-7+deb8u3 | vulnerable |
| stretch | 1:4.2.8p10+dfsg-3+deb9u2 | fixed |
| buster | 1:4.2.8p12+dfsg-4 | fixed |
| bullseye | 1:4.2.8p15+dfsg-1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| ntp | source | (unstable) | 1:4.2.8p9+dfsg-2 | low | | 839998 |
Notes
[jessie] - ntp <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[wheezy] - ntp <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ntp/+bug/1528050
http://www.halfdog.net/Security/2015/NtpCronjobUserNtpToRootPrivilegeEscalation/
Originally addressed in 1:4.2.8p8+dfsg-1.1, then refixed in 1:4.2.8p9+dfsg-2