CVE-2020-15025
Publication date 24 June 2020
Last updated 25 August 2025
Ubuntu priority
Cvss 3 Severity Score
Description
ntpd in ntp 4.2.8 before 4.2.8p15 and 4.3.x before 4.3.101 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by sending packets, because memory is not freed in situations where a CMAC key is used and associated with a CMAC algorithm in the ntp.keys file.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status | 
|---|---|---|
| ntp | 25.04 plucky | Not in release | 
| 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | 
                              
                               
                                Not affected 
                                
                               
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| 20.04 LTS focal | 
                              
                               
                                Fixed 1:4.2.8p12+dfsg-3ubuntu4.20.04.1+esm1 
                                
                                   
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| 18.04 LTS bionic | 
                              
                               
                                Not affected 
                                
                               
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| 16.04 LTS xenial | 
                              
                               
                                Not affected 
                                
                               
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| 14.04 LTS trusty | 
                              
                               
                                Not affected 
                                
                               
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| ntpsec | 25.04 plucky | 
                              
                               
                                Not affected 
                                
                               
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| 24.04 LTS noble | 
                              
                               
                                Not affected 
                                
                               
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| 22.04 LTS jammy | 
                              
                               
                                Not affected 
                                
                               
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| 20.04 LTS focal | 
                              
                               
                                Not affected 
                                
                               
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| 18.04 LTS bionic | 
                              
                               
                                Not affected 
                                
                               
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| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | 
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| Parameter | Value | 
|---|---|
| Base score | 
                      
                      
                         | 
                  
| Attack vector | Network | 
| Attack complexity | High | 
| Privileges required | High | 
| User interaction | None | 
| Scope | Unchanged | 
| Confidentiality | None | 
| Integrity impact | None | 
| Availability impact | High | 
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H | 
References
Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)
- USN-5175-1
 - NTP vulnerability
 - 6 December 2021