
USN-3543-2: rsync vulnerabilities
USN-3543-2: rsync vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3543-2 23rd January, 2018 rsync vulnerabilities A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Summary Several security issues were fixed in rsync. Software description rsync – fast, versatile, remote (and local) file-copying tool Details USN-3543-1 fixed vulnerabilities in rsync. This updateprovides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM. Original advisory details: It was discovered that rsync incorrectly handled certain data input. An attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-16548) It was discovered that rsync incorrectly parsed certain arguments. An attacker could possibly use this to bypass arguments and execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2018-5764) Update instructions The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package version: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: rsync 3.0.9-1ubuntu1.3 To update your system, please follow [ more… ]