[Secure-testing-team] Bug#839998: ntp: CVE-2016-0727: NTP statsdir cleanup cronjob insecure

[Salvatore Bonaccorso]

Source: ntp
Version: 1:4.2.6.p5+dfsg-2
Severity: normal
Tags: security patch

Hi,

the following vulnerability was published for ntp.

CVE-2016-0727[0]:
NTP statsdir cleanup cronjob insecure

If you fix the vulnerability please also make sure to include the
CVE (Common Vulnerabilities & Exposures) id in your changelog entry.

For further information see:

[0] https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-0727
[1] http://www.halfdog.net/Security/2015/NtpCronjobUserNtpToRootPrivilegeEscalation/

Regards,
Salvatore