CVE-2026-102486
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NTPsec ntpd versions 1.1.4 through 1.2.5 mishandle nonce lengths while parsing NTS AEEF extension fields. A remote attacker can crash the daemon if it can send traffic that is processed as an NTS extension field.
Still under analysis: more detail becomes available as the pipeline runs.
mitigation
Upgrade ntpsec to version 1.2.6 or later. Restrict untrusted network access to ntpd until the update is deployed.
fixed in 1.2.6
outcome
Run in progress: no artifact yet.
source signals
Public signals that triggered or updated the pipeline. These are inputs for the deltas above.
- 2026-10-21 15:04Zcve_org: trigger signal, started the run
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published 2026-10-21 15:32Z
last change 2026-10-21 16:15Z
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