The remote host is missing updates announced in advisory RHSA-2009:0046. The Network Time Protocol (NTP) is used to synchronize a computer's time with a referenced time source. A flaw was discovered in the way the ntpd daemon checked the return value of the OpenSSL EVP_VerifyFinal function. On systems using NTPv4 authentication, this could lead to an incorrect verification of cryptographic signatures, allowing time-spoofing attacks. (CVE-2009-0021) Note: This issue only affects systems that have enabled NTP authentication. By default, NTP authentication is not enabled. All ntp users are advised to upgrade to the updated packages, which contain a backported patch to resolve this issue. After installing the update, the ntpd daemon will restart automatically.

Please note that this update is available via Red Hat Network. To use Red Hat Network, launch the Red Hat Update Agent with the following command: up2date

• http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-0046.html

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Updated on 2017-03-28