[Bug 1546455] [NEW] Many instances of 'apparmor="DENIED" operation="create" profile="/usr/sbin/ntpd" pid=15139 comm="ntpd" family="unspec" sock_type="dgram" protocol=0' in syslog

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I just dist-upgraded to this version of ntp which arrived in xenial very
recently. Since then I'm being constantly spammed with libnotify
notifications about the following

Feb 17 09:59:55 raleigh.local kernel: audit: type=1400 audit(1455703195.606:429): apparmor="DENIED" operation="create" profile="/usr/sbin/ntpd" pid=15139 comm="ntpd" family="unspec" sock_type="dgram" protocol=0
Feb 17 09:59:55 raleigh.local kernel: audit: type=1400 audit(1455703195.606:430): apparmor="DENIED" operation="create" profile="/usr/sbin/ntpd" pid=15139 comm="ntpd" family="unspec" sock_type="dgram" protocol=0
Feb 17 09:59:55 raleigh.local kernel: audit: type=1400 audit(1455703195.606:431): apparmor="DENIED" operation="create" profile="/usr/sbin/ntpd" pid=15139 comm="ntpd" family="unspec" sock_type="dgram" protocol=0
Feb 17 09:59:55 raleigh.local kernel: audit: type=1400 audit(1455703195.606:432): apparmor="DENIED" operation="create" profile="/usr/sbin/ntpd" pid=15139 comm="ntpd" family="unspec" sock_type="dgram" protocol=0
Feb 17 09:59:55 raleigh.local kernel: audit: type=1400 audit(1455703195.606:433): apparmor="DENIED" operation="create" profile="/usr/sbin/ntpd" pid=15139 comm="ntpd" family="unspec" sock_type="dgram" protocol=0
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Feb 17 09:59:59 raleigh.local kernel: audit: type=1400 audit(1455703199.526:434): apparmor="DENIED" operation="create" profile="/usr/sbin/ntpd" pid=15139 comm="ntpd" family="unspec" sock_type="dgram" protocol=0
Feb 17 09:59:59 raleigh.local kernel: audit: type=1400 audit(1455703199.526:435): apparmor="DENIED" operation="create" profile="/usr/sbin/ntpd" pid=15139 comm="ntpd" family="unspec" sock_type="dgram" protocol=0
Feb 17 09:59:59 raleigh.local kernel: audit: type=1400 audit(1455703199.526:436): apparmor="DENIED" operation="create" profile="/usr/sbin/ntpd" pid=15139 comm="ntpd" family="unspec" sock_type="dgram" protocol=0
Feb 17 09:59:59 raleigh.local kernel: audit: type=1400 audit(1455703199.526:437): apparmor="DENIED" operation="create" profile="/usr/sbin/ntpd" pid=15139 comm="ntpd" family="unspec" sock_type="dgram" protocol=0
Feb 17 09:59:59 raleigh.local kernel: audit: type=1400 audit(1455703199.526:438): apparmor="DENIED" operation="create" profile="/usr/sbin/ntpd" pid=15139 comm="ntpd" family="unspec" sock_type="dgram" protocol=0

argh!

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: ntp 1:4.2.8p4+dfsg-3ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-2.16-generic 4.4.0
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-2-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_uvm nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.20-0ubuntu3
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Wed Feb 17 09:57:02 2016
InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-10-07 (1227 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Beta amd64 (20121007)
SourcePackage: ntp
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to xenial on 2013-05-07 (1016 days ago)

** Affects: apparmor
     Importance: Medium
     Assignee: Tyler Hicks (tyhicks)
         Status: Fix Committed

** Affects: apparmor (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
     Assignee: Tyler Hicks (tyhicks)
         Status: In Progress

** Affects: ntp (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
     Assignee: Jamie Strandboge (jdstrand)
         Status: Fix Committed


** Tags: aa-kernel amd64 apparmor apport-bug patch xenial
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Many instances of 'apparmor="DENIED" operation="create" profile="/usr/sbin/ntpd" pid=15139 comm="ntpd" family="unspec" sock_type="dgram" protocol=0' in syslog
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