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CVE-2015-1822

chrony before 1.31.1 does not initialize the last "next" pointer when saving unacknowledged...

6.5 MediumFix available

CVE-2015-1822 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Tuxfamily Chrony, published April 12, 2015. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.94%, the 87th percentile. Fixed in chrony 1.30-2.

chrony before 1.31.1 does not initialize the last "next" pointer when saving unacknowledged replies to command requests, which allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (uninitialized pointer dereference and daemon crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a large number of command requests.

Exploit likelihood

2.94%Down 1.0 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 6.5

chrony before 1.31.1 does not initialize the last "next" pointer when saving unacknowledged replies to command requests, which allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (uninitialized pointer dereference and daemon crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a large number of command requests.

Record
CVE-2015-1822
CVSS 2.0
6.5 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness
CWE-17
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

chrony before 1.31.1 does not initialize the last "next" pointer when saving unacknowledged replies to command requests, which allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (uninitialized pointer dereference and daemon crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a large number of command requests.

Record
CVE-2015-1822
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2015-1942 No score

chrony before 1.31.1 does not initialize the last "next" pointer when saving unacknowledged replies to command requests, which allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (uninitialized pointer dereference and daemon crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a large number of command requests.

Record
EUVD-2015-1942
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-rchf-p2rm-hg6h No score

chrony before 1.31.1 does not initialize the last "next" pointer when saving unacknowledged...

chrony before 1.31.1 does not initialize the last "next" pointer when saving unacknowledged replies to command requests, which allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (uninitialized pointer dereference and daemon crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a large number of command requests.

Record
GHSA-rchf-p2rm-hg6h
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV No score

chrony before 1.31.1 does not initialize the last "next" pointer when saving unacknowledged replies to command requests, which allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (uninitialized pointer dereference and daemon crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a large number of command requests.

Record
CVE-2015-1822
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2015-1822 No score

chrony before 1.31.1 does not initialize the last "next" pointer when saving unacknowledged replies to command requests, which allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (uninitialized pointer dereference and daemon crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a large number of command requests.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2015-1822
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2015-0163 No score

Updated chrony packages fix security vulnerabilities

Updated chrony package fixes security vulnerabilities:

Using particular address/subnet pairs when configuring access control would cause an invalid memory write. This could allow attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or execute arbitrary code (CVE-2015-1821).

When allocating memory to save unacknowledged replies to authenticated command requests, a pointer would be left uninitialized, which could trigger an invalid memory write. This could allow attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or execute arbitrary code (CVE-2015-1822).

When peering with other NTP hosts using authenticated symmetric association, the internal state variables would be updated before the MAC of the NTP messages was validated. This could allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service by impeding synchronization between NTP peers (CVE-2015-1853).

Record
MGASA-2015-0163
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2015-1822 No score

chrony before 1.31.1 does not initialize the last "next" pointer when saving unacknowledged replies to command requests, which allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (uninitialized pointer dereference and daemon crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a large number of command requests.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2015-1822
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
chrony
Debian:12
before 1.30-2
1.30-2
chrony
Debian:13
before 1.30-2
1.30-2
chrony
Debian:14
before 1.30-2
1.30-2
chrony
Debian:6.0
before 1.24-3+squeeze2, plus listed versions
1.24-31.24-3+squeeze1
1.24-3+squeeze2
chrony
Debian:7
before 1.24-3.1+deb7u3, plus listed versions
1.24-3.1+deb7u11.24-3.1+deb7u2
1.24-3.1+deb7u3
chrony
Mageia:4
before 1.29.1-1.1.mga4
1.29.1-1.1.mga4
chrony
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client
before 0:2.1.1-1.el7
0:2.1.1-1.el7
chrony-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client
before 0:2.1.1-1.el7
0:2.1.1-1.el7
chrony
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode
before 0:2.1.1-1.el7
0:2.1.1-1.el7
chrony-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode
before 0:2.1.1-1.el7
0:2.1.1-1.el7
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
chrony
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server
before 0:2.1.1-1.el7
0:2.1.1-1.el7
chrony-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server
before 0:2.1.1-1.el7
0:2.1.1-1.el7
chrony
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation
before 0:2.1.1-1.el7
0:2.1.1-1.el7
chrony-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation
before 0:2.1.1-1.el7
0:2.1.1-1.el7
chrony
Ubuntu:14.04:LTS
before 1.29-1ubuntu0.1, plus listed versions
1.26-41.29-1
1.29-1ubuntu0.1

History

History
WhenChangedSources
2026-11-03aliasesEUVD
2026-11-02createdCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

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