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diff --git a/glsa-200605-05.xml b/glsa-200605-05.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..da90b4f2 --- /dev/null +++ b/glsa-200605-05.xml @@ -0,0 +1,71 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/glsa.xsl" type="text/xsl"?> +<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/guide.xsl" type="text/xsl"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> + +<glsa id="200605-05"> + <title>rsync: Potential integer overflow</title> + <synopsis> + An attacker having write access to an rsync module might be able to execute + arbitrary code on an rsync server. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">rsync</product> + <announced>May 06, 2006</announced> + <revised>May 06, 2006: 01</revised> + <bug>131631</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="net-misc/rsync" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">2.6.8</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">2.6.8</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + rsync is a server and client utility that provides fast + incremental file transfers. It is used to efficiently synchronize files + between hosts and is used by emerge to fetch Gentoo's Portage tree. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + An integer overflow was found in the receive_xattr function from + the extended attributes patch (xattr.c) for rsync. The vulnerable + function is only present when the "acl" USE flag is set. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="high"> + <p> + A remote attacker with write access to an rsync module could craft + malicious extended attributes which would trigger the integer overflow, + potentially resulting in the execution of arbitrary code with the + rights of the rsync daemon. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + Do not provide write access to an rsync module to untrusted + parties. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All rsync users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-misc/rsync-2.6.8"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-2083">CVE-2006-2083</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="Tue, 02 May 2006 15:25:29 +0000"> + jaervosz + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="Tue, 02 May 2006 16:18:28 +0000"> + koon + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Thu, 04 May 2006 20:00:28 +0000"> + koon + </metadata> +</glsa> |