Security Advisory rsync security update

Advisory: RHSA-2004:436-07
Type: Security Advisory
Severity: Moderate
Issued on: 2004-09-01
Last updated on: 2004-09-01
Affected Products: Red Hat Desktop (v. 3)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (v. 2.1)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (v. 3)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES (v. 2.1)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES (v. 3)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS (v. 2.1)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS (v. 3)
Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 for the Itanium Processor
OVAL: N/A
CVEs (cve.mitre.org): CVE-2004-0792

Details

An updated rsync package that fixes a path sanitizing bug is now available.

The rsync program synchronizes files over a network.

Versions of rsync up to and including version 2.6.2 contain a path
sanitization issue. This issue could allow an attacker to read or write
files outside of the rsync directory. This vulnerability is only
exploitable when an rsync server is enabled and is not running within a
chroot. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org)
has assigned the name CAN-2004-0792 to this issue.

Users of rsync are advised to upgrade to this updated package, which
contains a backported patch and is not affected by this issue.


Solution

Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released
errata relevant to your system have been applied. Use Red Hat
Network to download and update your packages. To launch the Red Hat
Update Agent, use the following command:

up2date

For information on how to install packages manually, refer to the
following Web page for the System Administration or Customization
guide specific to your system:

http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/enterprise/

Updated packages

Red Hat Desktop (v. 3)

SRPMS:
rsync-2.5.7-5.3E.src.rpm     a08f47856c11488dbb199e2960618439
 
IA-32:
rsync-2.5.7-5.3E.i386.rpm     d0966ec43976699f3ae0c275fdcd066f
 
x86_64:
rsync-2.5.7-5.3E.x86_64.rpm     d0b5238572ed1d2b26102a8f7be694c4
 
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (v. 2.1)

SRPMS:
rsync-2.5.7-3.21AS.1.src.rpm     38c1f184d5cc84489a573e904c6e7988
 
IA-32:
rsync-2.5.7-3.21AS.1.i386.rpm     ded5b61ac737f3c1c61dc8b9335c207e
 
IA-64:
rsync-2.5.7-3.21AS.1.ia64.rpm     fa113cb18579a3d71d021ef4674deffa
 
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (v. 3)

SRPMS:
rsync-2.5.7-5.3E.src.rpm     a08f47856c11488dbb199e2960618439
 
IA-32:
rsync-2.5.7-5.3E.i386.rpm     d0966ec43976699f3ae0c275fdcd066f
 
IA-64:
rsync-2.5.7-5.3E.ia64.rpm     7a4ead9d5e1d755b453a8b5a2964eb75
 
PPC:
rsync-2.5.7-5.3E.ppc.rpm     8a771ecf22666ed3f3de2af94ff0059b
rsync-2.5.7-5.3E.ppc64.rpm     cacc25c9afc8a5256204725597295be3
 
s390:
rsync-2.5.7-5.3E.s390.rpm     c4227c768095dd4f4c62f5b6eb7abe8c
 
s390x:
rsync-2.5.7-5.3E.s390x.rpm     16177f1105d0bff168394b84e9ce187a
 
x86_64:
rsync-2.5.7-5.3E.x86_64.rpm     d0b5238572ed1d2b26102a8f7be694c4
 
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES (v. 2.1)

SRPMS:
rsync-2.5.7-3.21AS.1.src.rpm     38c1f184d5cc84489a573e904c6e7988
 
IA-32:
rsync-2.5.7-3.21AS.1.i386.rpm     ded5b61ac737f3c1c61dc8b9335c207e
 
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES (v. 3)

SRPMS:
rsync-2.5.7-5.3E.src.rpm     a08f47856c11488dbb199e2960618439
 
IA-32:
rsync-2.5.7-5.3E.i386.rpm     d0966ec43976699f3ae0c275fdcd066f
 
IA-64:
rsync-2.5.7-5.3E.ia64.rpm     7a4ead9d5e1d755b453a8b5a2964eb75
 
x86_64:
rsync-2.5.7-5.3E.x86_64.rpm     d0b5238572ed1d2b26102a8f7be694c4
 
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS (v. 2.1)

SRPMS:
rsync-2.5.7-3.21AS.1.src.rpm     38c1f184d5cc84489a573e904c6e7988
 
IA-32:
rsync-2.5.7-3.21AS.1.i386.rpm     ded5b61ac737f3c1c61dc8b9335c207e
 
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS (v. 3)

SRPMS:
rsync-2.5.7-5.3E.src.rpm     a08f47856c11488dbb199e2960618439
 
IA-32:
rsync-2.5.7-5.3E.i386.rpm     d0966ec43976699f3ae0c275fdcd066f
 
IA-64:
rsync-2.5.7-5.3E.ia64.rpm     7a4ead9d5e1d755b453a8b5a2964eb75
 
x86_64:
rsync-2.5.7-5.3E.x86_64.rpm     d0b5238572ed1d2b26102a8f7be694c4
 
Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 for the Itanium Processor

SRPMS:
rsync-2.5.7-3.21AS.1.src.rpm     38c1f184d5cc84489a573e904c6e7988
 
IA-64:
rsync-2.5.7-3.21AS.1.ia64.rpm     fa113cb18579a3d71d021ef4674deffa
 
(The unlinked packages above are only available from the Red Hat Network)

Bugs fixed (see bugzilla for more information)

130050 - rsync path sanitizing bug


References



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