From security@tinysofa.org Tue Aug 17 03:32:08 2004 From: tinysofa Security Team To: bugtraq@securityfocus.com Date: Tue, 17 Aug 2004 01:31:47 +1000 Subject: TSSA-2004-020-ES - rsync =========================================================================== _ |_ . _ _ _ (_ _ |_ | | ) \/ _) (_) | (_| / Security Advisory #2004-020 Package Name: rsync Summary: Exposure of System Information Advisory ID: TSSA-2004-020-ES Date: 2004-08-16 Affected Products: tinysofa enterprise server 2.0 =========================================================================== Description ----------- rsync [0] is a program for synchronizing files over a network. A vulnerability [1] has been reported in rsync, which potentially can be exploited by malicious users to read or write arbitrary files on a vulnerable system. The vulnerability is caused due to an input validation error within the "sanitize_path()" function of the "util.c" file. Successful exploitation requires that the rsync daemon isn't running chrooted. The vulnerability affects version 2.6.2 and prior. Resolution ---------- The rsync package has been updated to address this vulnerability. References ---------- [0] http://samba.org/rsync/ [1] http://samba.org/rsync/#security_aug04 Recommended Action ================== We recommend that all systems with these packages installed be upgraded. Location ======== All tinysofa updates are available from Automatic Updates ================= Users of the APT tool can enjoy having updates automatically installed using 'apt-get upgrade'. Questions? ========== Check out our mailing lists: Verification ============ This advisory is signed with the tinysofa security sign key. This key is available from: All tinysofa packages are signed with the tinysofa stable sign key. This key is available from: The advisory is available from the tinysofa errata database at or directly at Updated Packages ================ SRPMS ----- 606db14378c661b0b5ce1bbb3cd87d52 rsync-2.6.2-2ts.src.rpm i386 ---- 7d8ea97c366ae496d266b168c9c172ca rsync-2.6.2-2ts.i386.rpm -- tinysofa Security Team [ Part 2, Application/PGP-SIGNATURE 196bytes. ] [ Unable to print this part. ]