Ubuntu 15.10 USN-2879-1 Moderate: Rsync File Writing Issue

ubuntu

January 21, 2016

rsync could be made to write files outside of the expected directory.

Summary

rsync could be made to write files outside of the expected directory.

Software Description:

- rsync: fast, versatile, remote (and local) file-copying tool

Details:

It was discovered that rsync incorrectly handled invalid filenames. A

malicious server could use this issue to write files outside of the

intended destination directory.

Topics Covered

security advisory moderate Ubuntu rsync file writing issue

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 15.10:
  rsync                           3.1.1-3ubuntu0.15.10.1

Ubuntu 15.04:
  rsync                           3.1.1-3ubuntu0.15.04.1

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
  rsync                           3.1.0-2ubuntu0.2

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
  rsync                           3.0.9-1ubuntu1.1

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.