SRU report Bug impact: Make Nagios ntp_check and ntp_check_peer plugins unusable under Intrepid. This is a regression, as this didn't trigger any error on previous releases.
Jaunty bugfix: fixed released in 1.4.12-4ubuntu2 Minimal patch: see below. TEST CASE: $ sudo apt-get install nagios-plugins-basic With an affected version: $ /usr/lib/nagios/plugins/check_ntp -H spork.qfe3.net -j 1 $ /usr/lib/nagios/plugins/check_ntp_peer -H spork.qfe3.net both return a *** buffer overflow detected *** error stack With a fixed version: $ /usr/lib/nagios/plugins/check_ntp -H spork.qfe3.net -j 1 NTP OK: Décalage -0,006611943245 secs, jitter=0,000000|offset=-0,006612s;60,000000;120,000000; jitter=0,000000s;1,000000;10000,000000;0,000000 $ /usr/lib/nagios/plugins/check_ntp_peer -H spork.qfe3.net NTP OK: Décalage -0,002 secs|offset=-0,002000s;60,000000;120,000000; Regression potential: The patch only affects those two plugins, and they are completely unusable without the fix. -- [SRU] Buffer overflow in check_ntp_peer - Nagios can't check time servers in Intrepid https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/291265 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
