USN-5359-2: rsync vulnerability
13 June 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
USN-5359-1 fixed vulnerabilities in rsync.
This update provides the corresponding updates for Ubuntu 16.04 ESM.
Original advisory 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 16.04
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rsync
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3.1.1-3ubuntu1.3+esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References
Related notices
- USN-5355-1: zlib1g-dev, zlib, zlib1g, lib32z1, libx32z1, libx32z1-dev, lib64z1-dev, lib32z1-dev, lib64z1
- USN-5355-2: zlib1g-dev, zlib-bin, zlib, zlib1g, lib32z1, libx32z1, libx32z1-dev, lib64z1-dev, lib32z1-dev, lib64z1
- USN-5359-1: rsync
- USN-5739-1: mariadb-client-core-10.3, mariadb-plugin-gssapi-client, libmariadbd19, mariadb-plugin-mroonga, mariadb-plugin-spider, mariadb-server-10.3, mariadb-client-10.3, mariadb-client-10.6, libmariadb-dev, mariadb-common, mariadb-plugin-cracklib-password-check, mariadb-plugin-rocksdb, mariadb-test-data, mariadb-client, mariadb-plugin-oqgraph, libmariadb-dev-compat, mariadb-10.6, libmariadbd-dev, mariadb-client-core-10.6, mariadb-server-core-10.3, mariadb-server, mariadb-plugin-connect, mariadb-plugin-gssapi-server, mariadb-backup, mariadb-plugin-s3, mariadb-test, mariadb-server-core-10.6, libmariadb3, libmariadbclient-dev, mariadb-10.3, mariadb-plugin-tokudb, mariadb-server-10.6
- USN-6736-1: libklibc, klibc-utils, libklibc-dev, klibc