Ubuntu security notices
USN-3543-1: rsync vulnerabilities
USN-3543-1: rsync vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3543-1 23rd January, 2018 rsync vulnerabilities A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: Ubuntu 17.10 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Summary Several security issues were fixed in rsync. Software description rsync – fast, versatile, remote (and local) file-copying tool Details It was discovered that rsync incorrectly handled certain data input.An attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial of service orexecute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-16548) It was discovered that rsync incorrectly parsed certain arguments. An attackercould 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 17.10: rsync 3.1.2-2ubuntu0.2 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: rsync 3.1.1-3ubuntu1.2 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: rsync 3.1.0-2ubuntu0.4 To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades. In general, a standard [ more… ]