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Debian Security Advisory DSA 538-1 (rsync)
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
The remote host is missing an update to rsync announced via advisory DSA 538-1.
Insight
Insight
The rsync developers have discoverd a security related problem in rsync, a fast remote file copy program, which offers an attacker to access files outside of the defined directory. To exploit this path-sanitizing bug, rsync has to run in daemon mode with the chroot option being disabled. It does not affect the normal send/receive filenames that specify what files should be transferred. It does affect certain option paths that cause auxiliary files to be read or written. For the stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in version 2.5.5-0.6. For the unstable distribution (sid) this problem has been fixed in version 2.6.2-3. We recommend that you upgrade your rsync package.
Solution
Solution
https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=DSA%20538-1