- Issued:
- 2019-08-06
- Updated:
- 2019-08-06
RHBA-2019:2076 - chrony bug fix and enhancement update
Synopsis
chrony bug fix and enhancement update
Type/Severity
Bug Fix Advisory None
Topic
An update for chrony is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.
Description
The chrony suite, chronyd and chronyc, is an advanced implementation of the Network Time Protocol (NTP), specially designed to support systems with intermittent connections. It can synchronize the system clock with NTP servers, hardware reference clocks, and manual input. It can also operate as an NTPv4 (RFC 5905) server or peer to provide a time service to other computers in the network.
For detailed information on changes in this release, see the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.7 Release Notes linked from the References section.
Users of chrony are advised to upgrade to these updated packages.
Solution
For details on how to apply this update, refer to:
https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
Affected Products
| Product | Version | Arch |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing | 7 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian | 7 | ppc64le |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian | 7 | ppc64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems | 7 | s390x |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation | 7 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server | 7 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support | 7 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support for IBM Power, little endian | 7 | ppc64le |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support for IBM Power, big endian | 7 | ppc64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support (for IBM z Systems) | 7 | s390x |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop | 7 | x86_64 |
Updated Packages
- chrony-3.4-1.el7.ppc64.rpm
- chrony-3.4-1.el7.s390x.rpm
- chrony-3.4-1.el7.x86_64.rpm
- chrony-debuginfo-3.4-1.el7.ppc64.rpm
- chrony-debuginfo-3.4-1.el7.s390x.rpm
- chrony-3.4-1.el7.ppc64le.rpm
- chrony-3.4-1.el7.src.rpm
- chrony-debuginfo-3.4-1.el7.x86_64.rpm
- chrony-debuginfo-3.4-1.el7.ppc64le.rpm
Fixes
CVEs
(none)
References
- https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-us/red_hat_enterprise_linux/7/html/7.7_release_notes/index
Additional information
- The Red Hat security contact is This content is not included.secalert@redhat.com. More contact details at https://access.redhat.com/security/team/contact/.
- Offline Security Data data is available for integration with other systems. See Offline Security Data API to get started.