USN-1124-1: rsync vulnerability

Releases

• Ubuntu 10.10
• Ubuntu 10.04
• Ubuntu 9.10

Packages

• rsync - fast remote file copy program (like rcp)

Details

It was discovered that rsync incorrectly handled memory when certain
recursion, deletion and ownership options were used. If a user were tricked
into connecting to a malicious server, a remote attacker could cause a
denial of service or execute arbitrary code with privileges of the user
invoking the program.

Update instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu 9.10

• rsync - 3.0.6-1ubuntu1.1

Ubuntu 10.10

• rsync - 3.0.7-2ubuntu1.1

Ubuntu 10.04

• rsync - 3.0.7-1ubuntu1.1

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

• CVE-2011-1097