SB2026042446 - Fedora 44 update for ntpd-rs
Published: April 24, 2026
Security Bulletin ID
SB2026042446
CSH Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Partial DoS
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Resource exhaustion (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-26076)
CWE-ID: CWE-400 - Resource exhaustion
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service.
The vulnerability exists due to uncontrolled resource consumption in the NTS packet handling functionality when processing malformed NTS packets that request a large number of cookies. A remote attacker can send specially crafted packets to cause a denial of service.
Only servers with NTS enabled are vulnerable.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.