CVE-2016-0727
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.
| Software | From | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| canonical / ubuntu_linux | 12.04 | 12.04.x |
| canonical / ubuntu_linux | 16.04 | 16.04.x |
| canonical / ubuntu_linux | 14.04 | 14.04.x |
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/141913/NTP-Privilege-Escalation.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/81552
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034808
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3096-1
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ntp/+bug/1528050
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1382369
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