USN-3506-1: rsync vulnerabilities
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3506-1
7th December, 2017
rsync vulnerabilities
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its
derivatives:
- Ubuntu 17.10
- Ubuntu 17.04
- 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 proceeds with certain file metadata updates
before checking for a filename. An attacker could use this to bypass access
restrictions. (CVE-2017-17433)
It was discovered that rsync does not check for fnamecmp filenames and also
does not apply the sanitize_paths protection mechanism to pathnames. An attacker
could use this to bypass access restrictions. (CVE-2017-17434)
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package version:
- Ubuntu 17.10:
-
rsync
3.1.2-2ubuntu0.1
- Ubuntu 17.04:
-
rsync
3.1.2-1ubuntu0.1
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
-
rsync
3.1.1-3ubuntu1.1
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
-
rsync
3.1.0-2ubuntu0.3
To update your system, please follow these instructions:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References
Source: USN-3506-1: rsync vulnerabilities
