A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 20.04 LTS - Ubuntu 18.04 LTS - Ubuntu 16.04 LTS - Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Summary: USN-8349-1 introduced regressions in rsync. Software Description: - rsync: fast, versatile, remote (and local) file-copying tool Details: USN-8349-1 fixed vulnerabilities in rsync. Unfortunately that update introduced multiple regressions in rsync functionality. This update fixes the problem. We apologize for the inconvenience. Original advisory details: Calum Hutton discovered that rsync contained a heap-based out-of-bounds read when handling file transfers. A remote attacker with read access to an rsync server could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2025-10158) Batuhan Sancak, Damien Neil, and Michael Stapelberg discovered that rsync daemons configured without chroot protection were exposed to a race condition on parent path components. A local attacker with write access to a module c...
Read the Full AdvisoryThe problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 20.04 LTS rsync 3.1.3-8ubuntu0.9+esm2 Available with Ubuntu Pro Ubuntu 18.04 LTS rsync 3.1.2-2.1ubuntu1.6+esm4 Available with Ubuntu Pro Ubuntu 16.04 LTS rsync 3.1.1-3ubuntu1.3+esm6 Available with Ubuntu Pro Ubuntu 14.04 LTS rsync 3.1.0-2ubuntu0.4+esm4 Available with Ubuntu Pro In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes. After a standard system update you need to restart rsync daemons to make all the necessary changes.
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8349-3
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8349-2
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8349-1
https://launchpad.net/bugs/2155874
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