-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- CONECTIVA LINUX SECURITY ANNOUNCEMENT - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- PACKAGE : rsync SUMMARY : Fix for remote vulnerability DATE : 2003-12-04 18:46:00 ID : CLA-2003:794 RELEVANT RELEASES : 8, 9 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- DESCRIPTION "rsync"[1] is a program used mainly to mirror files between remote sites. rsync versions prior to 2.5.7 have a heap buffer overflow vulnerability[2] which can be exploited by remote attackers to execute arbitrary code. This vulnerability specially affects installations where rsync is used as a server/daemon, that is, where it was started with the --daemon command line argument. A new rsync version, 2.5.7, was released by the authors to address this vulnerability. SOLUTION It is recommended that all rsync users upgrade their packages. IMPORTANT: after the update, the rsync server must be restarted manually if it was already running. REFERENCES 1. http://rsync.samba.org/ 2. http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2003-0962 UPDATED PACKAGES ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/8/SRPMS/rsync-2.5.7-5U80_1cl.src.rpm ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/8/RPMS/rsync-2.5.7-5U80_1cl.i386.rpm ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/9/SRPMS/rsync-2.5.7-13508U90_1cl.src.rpm ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/9/RPMS/rsync-2.5.7-13508U90_1cl.i386.rpm ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS The apt tool can be used to perform RPM packages upgrades: - run: apt-get update - after that, execute: apt-get upgrade Detailed instructions reagarding the use of apt and upgrade examples can be found at http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/#apt?idioma=en - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- All packages are signed with Conectiva's GPG key. The key and instructions on how to import it can be found at http://distro.conectiva.com.br/seguranca/chave/?idioma=en Instructions on how to check the signatures of the RPM packages can be found at http://distro.conectiva.com.br/seguranca/politica/?idioma=en - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- All our advisories and generic update instructions can be viewed at http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?idioma=en - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Copyright (c) 2003 Conectiva Inc. http://www.conectiva.com - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- subscribe: conectiva-updates-subscribe@papaleguas.conectiva.com.br unsubscribe: conectiva-updates-unsubscribe@papaleguas.conectiva.com.br -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iD8DBQE/z50v42jd0JmAcZARAi28AKC87tMeZ78lZDrz7r2VQ37VLcE3FQCg0639 36tHDoREvYy7zxf45fVsP0U= =rxDT -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
