Description: | The Network Time Protocol (NTP) is used to synchronize a computer's time with a reference time source.
The NTP daemon (ntpd), when run with the -u option and using a string to specify the group, uses the group ID of the user instead of the group, which causes ntpd to run with different privileges than intended. (CVE-2005-2496)
The following issues have also been addressed in this update: - The init script had several problems - The script executed on upgrade could fail - The man page for ntpd indicated the wrong option for specifying a chroot directory - The ntp daemon could crash with the message "Exiting: No more memory!" - There is a new option for syncing the hardware clock after a successful run of ntpdate
Users of ntp should upgrade to these updated packages, which resolve these issues.
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