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Ubuntu 24.10 USN-7206-3: critical rsync issues resolved

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Calendar Grey January 28, 2025
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Several security issues were fixed in rsync.

Summary

Several security issues were fixed in rsync.

Software Description:

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

Details:

USN-7206-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Ubuntu 14.04 LTS to Ubuntu 24.04 LTS.

This update provides the corresponding updates for Ubuntu 24.10.

Original advisory details:

Simon Scannell, Pedro Gallegos, and Jasiel Spelman discovered that rsync

did not properly handle checksum lengths. An attacker could use this

issue to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2024-12084)

Simon Scannell, Pedro Gallegos, and Jasiel Spelman discovered that rsync

compared checksums with uninitialized memory. An attacker could exploit

this issue to leak sensitive information. (CVE-2024-12085)

Simon Scannell, Pedro Gallegos, and Jasiel Spelman discovered that rsync

incorrectly handled file checksums. A malicious server could use this

to expose arbitrary client files. (CVE-2024-12086)

Simon Scannell, Pedro Gallegos, and Jasiel Spelman discovered that rsync

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Topics Covered

security advisory information leak arbitrary code execution Ubuntu rsync dos path traversal

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 24.10
   rsync                           3.3.0-1ubuntu0.1

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
After a standard system update you need to restart rsync daemons if
configured to make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7206-3

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7206-2

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7206-1

CVE-2024-12084, CVE-2024-12085, CVE-2024-12086, CVE-2024-12087,

CVE-2024-12088, CVE-2024-12747

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7206-3

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Topics Covered

security advisory information leak arbitrary code execution Ubuntu rsync dos path traversal

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/rsync/3.3.0-1ubuntu0.1

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