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Ubuntu 22.10, 22.04 LTS: 5921-1 Critical Rsync File Overwrite Issue

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Calendar Grey March 6, 2023
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
A cautionary alert for Ubuntu outlines dangers associated with rsync involving potential file replacement flaws across various editions.
rsync could be made to overwrite files.

Summary

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security advisory critical file overwrite Ubuntu rsync update instructions

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 22.10: rsync 3.2.7-0ubuntu0.22.10.1 Ubuntu 22.04 LTS: rsync 3.2.7-0ubuntu0.22.04.2 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS: rsync 3.1.3-8ubuntu0.5 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS: rsync 3.1.2-2.1ubuntu1.6 On Ubuntu 22.04 LTS and Ubuntu 22.10, this update uses a new upstream release, which includes additional bug fixes. In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5921-1

CVE-2022-29154

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March 06, 2023

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security advisory critical file overwrite Ubuntu rsync update instructions

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/rsync/3.2.7-0ubuntu0.22.10.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/rsync/3.2.7-0ubuntu0.22.04.2 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/rsync/3.1.3-8ubuntu0.5 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/rsync/3.1.2-2.1ubuntu1.6

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