USN-5359-1: rsync vulnerability
31 March 2022
rsync could be made to crash or run programs if it received specially crafted network traffic.
Releases
Packages
- rsync - fast, versatile, remote (and local) file-copying tool
Details
Danilo Ramos discovered that rsync incorrectly handled memory when
performing certain zlib deflating operations. An attacker could use this
issue to cause rsync to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or
possibly execute arbitrary code.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu 20.04
Ubuntu 18.04
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References
Related notices
- USN-5355-1: lib64z1, zlib, lib64z1-dev, libx32z1-dev, lib32z1, zlib1g, libx32z1, lib32z1-dev, zlib1g-dev
- USN-5355-2: lib64z1, zlib, lib64z1-dev, libx32z1-dev, lib32z1, zlib1g, libx32z1, lib32z1-dev, zlib-bin, zlib1g-dev
- USN-5359-2: rsync
- USN-5739-1: mariadb-test-data, mariadb-plugin-connect, mariadb-server-10.6, mariadb-test, mariadb-plugin-tokudb, libmariadbd19, mariadb-plugin-gssapi-client, mariadb-plugin-rocksdb, mariadb-client-core-10.3, mariadb-10.3, mariadb-10.6, mariadb-backup, libmariadb-dev, mariadb-plugin-s3, mariadb-server-core-10.6, libmariadb3, mariadb-client, mariadb-plugin-mroonga, mariadb-client-10.6, libmariadbd-dev, mariadb-plugin-oqgraph, mariadb-plugin-cracklib-password-check, mariadb-client-core-10.6, mariadb-server-10.3, mariadb-plugin-spider, mariadb-server, libmariadb-dev-compat, mariadb-client-10.3, mariadb-server-core-10.3, mariadb-common, libmariadbclient-dev, mariadb-plugin-gssapi-server