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title: "CVE-2015-5196\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2015-5196

Publication date 25 August 2015

Last updated 4 August 2025

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Ubuntu priority

**Low**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

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## Description

Rejected reason: DO NOT USE THIS CANDIDATE NUMBER. ConsultIDs:
CVE-2015-7703. Reason: This candidate is a reservation duplicate of
CVE-2015-7703. Notes: All CVE users should reference CVE-2015-7703 instead
of this candidate. All references and descriptions in this candidate have
been removed to prevent accidental usage.

[Read the notes from the security team](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-5196?format=md#notes)

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| ntp | 15.10 wily | Fixed 1:4.2.6.p5+dfsg-3ubuntu8.1 |
| 15.04 vivid | Fixed 1:4.2.6.p5+dfsg-3ubuntu6.2 |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Fixed 1:4.2.6.p5+dfsg-3ubuntu2.14.04.5 |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Fixed 1:4.2.6.p3+dfsg-1ubuntu3.6 |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)
* [Patch details](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-5196?format=md#patch-details)

## Notes

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### [mdeslaur](https://launchpad.net/~mdeslaur)

dupe of CVE-2015-7703, this CVE was rejected

### Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)

| Package | Patch details |
| --- | --- |
| ntp | * Upstream:   [5dea6ff](https://github.com/ntp-project/ntp/commit/5dea6ff160c7e8f7cb038619ccccd28c3a8df637) * Vendor:   <http://pkgs.fedoraproject.org/cgit/ntp.git/tree/ntp-4.2.6p5-cve-2015-5196.patch> |

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-5196)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-5196)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2015-5196)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-5196)

### Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

+ [USN-2783-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-2783-1)
+ NTP vulnerabilities
+ 27 October 2015

### Other references

* <http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/25/3>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-5196>