Gentoo: GLSA-202109-07 Normal: OpenSSL Vulnerability Exploit
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May 8, 2018
A vulnerability in rsync might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands.
Summary
A vulnerability was discovered in rsync's parse_arguments function in options.c.
Topics Covered
Resolution
All rsync users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-misc/rsync-3.1.3"
References
[ 1 ] CVE-2018-5764 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-5764
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201805-04
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Concerns
Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.
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Severity: Normal
Title: rsync: Arbitrary command execution
Date: May 08, 2018
Bugs: #646818
ID: 201805-04
Topics Covered
Background
File transfer program to keep remote files into sync.
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Affected Packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 net-misc/rsync < 3.1.3 >= 3.1.3
Impact
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Remote attackers could possibly execute arbitrary commands with the
privilege of the process.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.
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