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Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200408-17 (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 updates announced in advisory GLSA 200408-17.
Insight
Insight
rsync fails to properly sanitize paths. This vulnerability could allow the listing of arbitrary files and allow file overwriting outside module's path on rsync server configurations that allow uploading.
Solution
Solution
All users should update to the latest version of the rsync package. # emerge sync # emerge -pv '>=net-misc/rsync-2.6.0-r3' # emerge '>=net-misc/rsync-2.6.0-r3' http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=GLSA%20200408-17 http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=60309 http://samba.org/rsync/#security_aug04 http://lists.samba.org/archive/rsync-announce/2004/000017.html