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From: Aaron Bauman <bman@g.o>
To: gentoo-announce@l.g.o
Subject: [gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 201805-04 ] rsync: Arbitrary command execution
Date: Tue, 08 May 2018 15:39:13
Message-Id: 20180508152908.GA29701@monkey
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2 Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201805-04
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7 Severity: Normal
8 Title: rsync: Arbitrary command execution
9 Date: May 08, 2018
10 Bugs: #646818
11 ID: 201805-04
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15 Synopsis
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18 A vulnerability in rsync might allow remote attackers to execute
19 arbitrary commands.
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21 Background
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24 File transfer program to keep remote files into sync.
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26 Affected packages
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30 Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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32 1 net-misc/rsync < 3.1.3 >= 3.1.3
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34 Description
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37 A vulnerability was discovered in rsync's parse_arguments function in
38 options.c.
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40 Impact
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43 Remote attackers could possibly execute arbitrary commands with the
44 privilege of the process.
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46 Workaround
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49 There is no known workaround at this time.
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51 Resolution
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54 All rsync users should upgrade to the latest version:
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56 # emerge --sync
57 # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-misc/rsync-3.1.3"
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59 References
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62 [ 1 ] CVE-2018-5764
63 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-5764
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65 Availability
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68 This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
69 the Gentoo Security Website:
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71 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201805-04
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73 Concerns?
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76 Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
77 confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
78 importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
79 security@g.o or alternatively, you may file a bug at
80 https://bugs.gentoo.org.
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82 License
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85 Copyright 2018 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
86 belongs to its owner(s).
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88 The contents of this document are licensed under the
89 Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
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91 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5

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