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Network Time Protocol daemon and utility programs

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source: ntpsec (main)
version: 1.2.4+dfsg-1
maintainer: Richard Laager (DMD)
arch: all any
std-ver: 4.7.3
VCS: Git (Browse, QA)

versions [more versions can be listed by madison] [old versions available from snapshot.debian.org]

[pool directory]

o-o-stable: 1.2.0+dfsg1-4
oldstable: 1.2.2+dfsg1-1+deb12u1
old-sec: 1.2.2+dfsg1-1+deb12u1
stable: 1.2.3+dfsg1-8
testing: 1.2.4+dfsg-1
unstable: 1.2.4+dfsg-1

versioned links

1.2.0+dfsg1-4: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
1.2.2+dfsg1-1+deb12u1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
1.2.3+dfsg1-8: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
1.2.4+dfsg-1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]

binaries

ntpsec (11 bugs: 0, 9, 2, 0)
ntpsec-doc
ntpsec-ntpdate (5 bugs: 0, 4, 1, 0)
ntpsec-ntpdig
ntpsec-ntpviz (1 bugs: 0, 1, 0, 0)
python3-ntp (1 bugs: 0, 1, 0, 0)

action needed

A new upstream version is available: 1.2.5 high

A new upstream version 1.2.5 is available, you should consider packaging it.

Created: 2026-08-02 Last update: 2026-08-03 04:02

1 security issue in trixie high

There is 1 open security issue in trixie.

1 important issue:

CVE-2026-18321: Buffer overflow in NTPsec's Zyfer refclock allows local attacker to crash ntpd

Created: 2026-08-01 Last update: 2026-08-02 20:32

1 security issue in sid high

There is 1 open security issue in sid.

1 important issue:

CVE-2026-18321: Buffer overflow in NTPsec's Zyfer refclock allows local attacker to crash ntpd

Created: 2026-08-01 Last update: 2026-08-02 20:32

1 security issue in forky high

There is 1 open security issue in forky.

1 important issue:

CVE-2026-18321: Buffer overflow in NTPsec's Zyfer refclock allows local attacker to crash ntpd

Created: 2026-08-01 Last update: 2026-08-02 20:32

1 security issue in bullseye high

There is 1 open security issue in bullseye.

1 important issue:

CVE-2026-18321: Buffer overflow in NTPsec's Zyfer refclock allows local attacker to crash ntpd

Created: 2026-08-01 Last update: 2026-08-02 20:32

1 security issue in bookworm high

There is 1 open security issue in bookworm.

1 important issue:

CVE-2026-18321: Buffer overflow in NTPsec's Zyfer refclock allows local attacker to crash ntpd

Created: 2026-08-01 Last update: 2026-08-02 20:32

Depends on packages which need a new maintainer normal

The packages that ntpsec depends on which need a new maintainer are:

docbook-xsl (#802370)
- Build-Depends: docbook-xsl

Created: 2023-09-01 Last update: 2026-08-03 04:30

6 bugs tagged patch in the BTS normal

The BTS contains patches fixing 6 bugs, consider including or untagging them.

Created: 2026-06-02 Last update: 2026-08-03 04:00

1 new commit since last upload, is it time to release? normal

vcswatch reports that this package seems to have new commits in its VCS but has not yet updated debian/changelog. You should consider updating the Debian changelog and uploading this new version into the archive.

Here are the relevant commit logs:

commit 5b7f1a5a9ecf91405d7a3c029e84ff1eb464f70d
Author: Richard Laager <rlaager@debian.org>
Date:   Mon Feb 16 16:29:39 2026 -0600

    Remove obsolete upgrade code
    
    This includes removing code to upgrade from the "ntp" package.

https://salsa.debian.org/api/v4/projects/debian%2Fntpsec API request failed: 401 Unauthorized at /srv/qa.debian.org/data/vcswatch/vcswatch line 410.

Created: 2026-02-17 Last update: 2026-07-31 13:01

Standards version of the package is outdated. wishlist

The package should be updated to follow the last version of Debian Policy (Standards-Version 4.7.4 instead of 4.7.3).

Created: 2026-03-31 Last update: 2026-03-31 15:01

testing migrations

This package will soon be part of the auto-openssl transition. You might want to ensure that your package is ready for it. You can probably find supplementary information in the debian-release archives or in the corresponding release.debian.org bug.

news

[2026-02-26] ntpsec 1.2.4+dfsg-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2026-02-14] Accepted ntpsec 1.2.4+dfsg-1 (source) into unstable (Richard Laager)
[2025-05-13] ntpsec 1.2.3+dfsg1-8 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2025-05-02] Accepted ntpsec 1.2.3+dfsg1-8 (source) into unstable (Richard Laager)
[2025-04-29] ntpsec 1.2.3+dfsg1-7 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2025-04-15] Accepted ntpsec 1.2.3+dfsg1-7 (source) into unstable (Richard Laager)
[2025-04-14] Accepted ntpsec 1.2.3+dfsg1-6 (source) into unstable (Richard Laager)
[2025-04-12] Accepted ntpsec 1.2.3+dfsg1-5 (source) into unstable (Richard Laager)
[2025-03-01] Accepted ntpsec 1.2.3+dfsg1-4 (source) into unstable (Richard Laager)
[2024-05-17] ntpsec 1.2.3+dfsg1-3 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2024-05-17] ntpsec 1.2.3+dfsg1-3 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2024-05-07] Accepted ntpsec 1.2.3+dfsg1-3 (source) into unstable (Richard Laager)
[2024-05-05] ntpsec 1.2.3+dfsg1-2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2024-04-30] Accepted ntpsec 1.2.3+dfsg1-2 (source) into unstable (Richard Laager)
[2024-04-29] ntpsec 1.2.3+dfsg1-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2024-03-11] Accepted ntpsec 1.2.3+dfsg1-1 (source) into unstable (Richard Laager)
[2023-12-30] ntpsec 1.2.2+dfsg1-4 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2023-12-24] Accepted ntpsec 1.2.2+dfsg1-4 (source) into unstable (Richard Laager)
[2023-12-13] ntpsec 1.2.2+dfsg1-3 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2023-12-11] Accepted ntpsec 1.2.2+dfsg1-3 (source) into unstable (Richard Laager)
[2023-08-05] Accepted ntpsec 1.2.2+dfsg1-1+deb12u1 (source) into proposed-updates (Debian FTP Masters) (signed by: Richard Laager)
[2023-08-04] Accepted ntpsec 1.2.2+dfsg1-1+deb12u1 (source) into stable-security (Debian FTP Masters) (signed by: Richard Laager)
[2023-08-02] ntpsec 1.2.2+dfsg1-2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2023-07-30] Accepted ntpsec 1.2.2+dfsg1-2 (source) into unstable (Richard Laager)
[2023-01-22] ntpsec 1.2.2+dfsg1-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2023-01-17] Accepted ntpsec 1.2.2+dfsg1-1 (source) into unstable (Richard Laager)
[2022-10-23] ntpsec 1.2.1+dfsg1-8 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2022-10-18] Accepted ntpsec 1.2.1+dfsg1-8 (source) into unstable (Richard Laager)
[2022-06-11] ntpsec 1.2.1+dfsg1-7 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2022-05-11] Accepted ntpsec 1.2.1+dfsg1-7 (source) into unstable (Richard Laager)

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bugs [bug history graph]

all: 80 81
RC: 0
I&N: 55 56
M&W: 25
F&P: 0
patch: 6

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