CVE-2015-1822

chrony: uninitialized pointer in cmdmon reply slots

Published Apr 16, 2015 CVSS 2.0 · 6.5 Medium EPSS 2.9% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

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Advisories

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.
History

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 4:54 AM
Reserved
Feb 17, 2015, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Apr 16, 2015, 2:59 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 12:23 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Apr 7, 2015, 12:00 AM