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 Severity: Normal
    Title: rsync: Arbitrary command execution
     Date: May 08, 2018
     Bugs: #646818
       ID: 201805-04

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Synopsis
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A vulnerability in rsync might allow remote attackers to execute
arbitrary commands.

Background
=========
File transfer program to keep remote files into sync.

Affected packages
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    -------------------------------------------------------------------
     Package              /     Vulnerable     /            Unaffected
    -------------------------------------------------------------------
  1  net-misc/rsync               < 3.1.3                    >= 3.1.3 

Description
==========
A vulnerability was discovered in rsync's parse_arguments function in
options.c.

Impact
=====
Remote attackers could possibly execute arbitrary commands with the
privilege of the process.

Workaround
=========
There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
=========
All rsync users should upgrade to the latest version:

  # emerge --sync
  # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-misc/rsync-3.1.3"

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2018-5764
      https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-5764

Availability
===========
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201805-04

Concerns?
========
Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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Copyright 2018 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5/

Gentoo: GLSA-201805-04: rsync: Arbitrary command execution

A vulnerability in rsync might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands.

Summary

A vulnerability was discovered in rsync's parse_arguments function in options.c.

Resolution

All rsync users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-misc/rsync-3.1.3"

References


[ 1 ] CVE-2018-5764 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-5764

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201805-04

Concerns

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.

Severity
Severity: Normal
Title: rsync: Arbitrary command execution
Date: May 08, 2018
Bugs: #646818
ID: 201805-04

Synopsis

A vulnerability in rsync might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands.

Background

File transfer program to keep remote files into sync.

Affected Packages

------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 net-misc/rsync < 3.1.3 >= 3.1.3

Impact

===== Remote attackers could possibly execute arbitrary commands with the privilege of the process.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

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