CVE-2015-1822
chrony before 1.31.1 does not initialize the last "next" pointer when saving unacknowledged...
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
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 Medium
AV: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
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
chronyDebian:12 |
before 1.30-2 | 1.30-2 |
chronyDebian:13 |
before 1.30-2 | 1.30-2 |
chronyDebian:14 |
before 1.30-2 | 1.30-2 |
chronyDebian:6.0 |
before 1.24-3+squeeze2, plus listed versions 1.24-31.24-3+squeeze1 |
1.24-3+squeeze2 |
chronyDebian:7 |
before 1.24-3.1+deb7u3, plus listed versions 1.24-3.1+deb7u11.24-3.1+deb7u2 |
1.24-3.1+deb7u3 |
chronyMageia:4 |
before 1.29.1-1.1.mga4 | 1.29.1-1.1.mga4 |
chronyRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client |
before 0:2.1.1-1.el7 | 0:2.1.1-1.el7 |
chrony-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client |
before 0:2.1.1-1.el7 | 0:2.1.1-1.el7 |
chronyRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode |
before 0:2.1.1-1.el7 | 0:2.1.1-1.el7 |
chrony-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode |
before 0:2.1.1-1.el7 | 0:2.1.1-1.el7 |
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| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
chronyRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server |
before 0:2.1.1-1.el7 | 0:2.1.1-1.el7 |
chrony-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server |
before 0:2.1.1-1.el7 | 0:2.1.1-1.el7 |
chronyRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation |
before 0:2.1.1-1.el7 | 0:2.1.1-1.el7 |
chrony-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation |
before 0:2.1.1-1.el7 | 0:2.1.1-1.el7 |
chronyUbuntu:14.04:LTS |
before 1.29-1ubuntu0.1, plus listed versions 1.26-41.29-1 |
1.29-1ubuntu0.1 |
History
| When | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-03 | aliases | EUVD |
| 2026-11-02 | created | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
References
debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3222
listengine.tuxfamily.org/chrony.tuxfamily.org/chrony-announce/2015/04/msg00002.html
oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html
security.gentoo.org/glsa/201507-01
securityfocus.com/bid/73956
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-1822
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access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:2241
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-1822
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1209632
github.com/advisories/GHSA-rchf-p2rm-hg6h
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-1822
advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0163.html
bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=15647
chrony.tuxfamily.org/News.html
access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1117882
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1169353
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1206504
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1209568
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1209572
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1209631
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1211600
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1219492
security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2015/rhsa-2015_2241.json
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-1821
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-1821
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-1821
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-1822
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-1853
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-1853
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-1853
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-1822