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MDKSA-2005:156 - Updated ntp packages fix small security-related issue.

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                Mandriva Linux Security Update Advisory
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 Package name:           ntp
 Advisory ID:            MDKSA-2005:156
 Date:                   September 6th, 2005

 Affected versions:      10.2
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 Problem Description:

 When starting xntpd with the -u option and specifying the group
 by using a string not a numeric gid the daemon uses the gid of
 the user not the group.
 
 The updated packages have been patched to correct this problem.
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 References:

  http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-2496
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 Updated Packages:
  
 Mandrakelinux 10.2:
 f8c40868f356423814da1ed1c96fa467  10.2/RPMS/ntp-4.2.0-18.1.102mdk.i586.rpm
 bbfded59532b51fb226f4a1d770b17ad  
10.2/RPMS/ntp-client-4.2.0-18.1.102mdk.i586.rpm
 fa12c82a51e78230bedfb1b60bfd2076  10.2/SRPMS/ntp-4.2.0-18.1.102mdk.src.rpm

 Mandrakelinux 10.2/X86_64:
 11d77745e05f559a9e3fa1beb2b19187  
x86_64/10.2/RPMS/ntp-4.2.0-18.1.102mdk.x86_64.rpm
 c64b3db1d415c80e76fab18066ef05ef  
x86_64/10.2/RPMS/ntp-client-4.2.0-18.1.102mdk.x86_64.rpm
 fa12c82a51e78230bedfb1b60bfd2076  
x86_64/10.2/SRPMS/ntp-4.2.0-18.1.102mdk.src.rpm
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 Type Bits/KeyID     Date       User ID
 pub  1024D/22458A98 2000-07-10 Mandriva Security Team
  <security*mandriva.com>

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