Slackware: 2003-337-01 Critical: Rsync Code Threat Fix in Daemon Mode
slackware
December 4, 2003
Rsync is a file transfer client and server
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Here are the details from the Slackware 9.1 ChangeLog: Wed Dec 3 22:18:35 PST 2003 patches/packages/rsync-2.5.7-i486-1.tgz: Upgraded to rsync-2.5.7. From the rsync-2.5.7-NEWS file: SECURITY: * Fix buffer handling bugs. (Andrew Tridgell, Martin Pool, Paul Russell, Andrea Barisani) The vulnerability affects sites running rsync in daemon mode (rsync servers). These sites should be upgraded immediately. (* Security fix *) WHERE TO FIND THE NEW PACKAGE: Updated package for Slackware 8.1: Updated package for Slackware 9.0: Updated package for Slackware 9.1: Updated package for Slackware -current: MD5 SIGNATURES: Slackware 8.1 package: 9adcdfaeca3022204bc1bef1d97802cf rsync-2.5.7-i386-1.tgz Slackware 9.0 package: 12788c9af15174c683ada4c5e5746372 rsync-2.5.7-i386-1.tgz Slackware 9.1 package: 38d40a65d526f92c41ff72afae74e546 rsync-2.5.7-i486-1.tgz Slackware -current package: 3f68fa78c6d095da4269e27806596d48 rsync-2.5.7-i486-1.tgz INSTALLATION
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