CVE-2015-7976
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
Find out more about CVE-2015-7976 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
Statement
Red Hat Product Security has rated this issue as having Low security impact. This issue is not currently planned to be addressed in future updates. For additional information, refer to the Issue Severity Classification: https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/.
CVSS v2 metrics
NOTE: The following CVSS v2 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.
| Base Score | 4 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N |
| Access Vector | Network |
| Access Complexity | Low |
| Authentication | Single |
| Confidentiality Impact | None |
| Integrity Impact | Partial |
| Availability Impact | None |
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Affected Packages State
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | ntp | Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | ntp | Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | ntp | Will not fix |
Mitigation
Use the 'restrict default nomodify' directive in ntp.conf to disable modification of ntp.conf via the ntpq command.
External References
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