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UBUNTU-CVE-2026-26076
Vulnerability in rust-ntpd (UBUNTU-CVE-2026-26076)
Summary
vulnerability in rust-ntpd (UBUNTU-CVE-2026-26076). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. Mitigation: upgrade to `1.7.1` or later.
AI summary snake-internal / snake-material-v2
A vulnerability tracked as **UBUNTU-CVE-2026-26076** has been found in rust-ntpd.
Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. CVSS score: ?/10.
What to do: upgrade rust-ntpd to **1.7.1** or later.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "rust-ntpd UBUNTU-CVE-2026-26076" on the vendor's site.
UBUNTU-CVE-2026-26076 (rust-ntpd) —
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / unauthenticated / no user interaction
Patched: `1.7.1` — apply immediately
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
❓ What is the problem
**A vulnerability** (unclassified) exists in rust-ntpd.
📍 Affected scope
rust-ntpd — .
🔥 Severity
Severity: ?. Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure
🔧 How to fix
Update to **1.7.1**.
🛡️ Workaround
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
🔍 Detection
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Run `grep -r 'rust-ntpd' .` against your dependency files (package-lock.json, requirements.txt, go.sum) to find affected services.
Response Actions (7 steps)
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
grep -r 'rust-ntpd' . | grep -v node_modulesリポジトリと本番環境の依存ファイル (package-lock.json / requirements.txt / go.sum / Gemfile.lock 等) で `rust-ntpd` を grep し、稼働しているサービス・バージョンを把握する。
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6Apply patch patch
Upgrade rust-ntpd to 1.7.1ステージング環境で 1.7.1 に上げて回帰テスト → 本番反映。回帰テストはアプリの主要ハッピーパスと、Step 3 で見つけた異常検知の続報チェックを含めること。
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7Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番では Step 3 と同じログクエリでアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
Affected packages
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS
rust-ntpd
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:25.10
rust-ntpd
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:26.04:LTS
rust-ntpd
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
References
- report https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-26076
- report https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-26076
- report https://github.com/pendulum-project/ntpd-rs/commit/fa73af14d17b666b1142b9fee3ba22c18a841d24
- report https://github.com/pendulum-project/ntpd-rs/releases/tag/v1.7.1
- report https://github.com/pendulum-project/ntpd-rs/security/advisories/GHSA-c7j7-rmvr-fjmv