Description
chrony before 1.31.1 does not initialize the last "next" pointer when saving unacknowledged replies to command requests, which allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (uninitialized pointer dereference and daemon crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a large number of command requests.
Published: 2015-04-16
Score: 6.5 Medium
EPSS: 2.1% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-193-1 chrony security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3222-1 chrony security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2015-1942 chrony before 1.31.1 does not initialize the last "next" pointer when saving unacknowledged replies to command requests, which allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (uninitialized pointer dereference and daemon crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a large number of command requests.
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Debian Debian Linux
Redhat Enterprise Linux
Tuxfamily Chrony
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T04:54:16.319Z

Reserved: 2015-02-17T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2015-1822

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2015-04-16T14:59:03.023

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2015-1822

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2015-04-07T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2015-1822 - Bugzilla

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