Gentoo Linux Security Advisory 202405-22

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 202405-22
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https://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: rsync: Multiple Vulnerabilities
Date: May 08, 2024
Bugs: #792576, #838724, #862876
ID: 202405-22

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Synopsis
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in rsync, the worst of
which can lead to denial of service or information disclosure.

Background
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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.

Affected packages
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Package Vulnerable Unaffected
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net-misc/rsync < 3.2.5_pre1 >= 3.2.5_pre1

Description
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in rsync. Please review
the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact
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Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All rsync users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge –sync
# emerge –ask –oneshot –verbose “>=net-misc/rsync-3.2.5_pre1”

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2018-25032
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-25032
[ 2 ] CVE-2020-14387
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-14387
[ 3 ] CVE-2022-29154
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-29154

Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202405-22

Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users’ machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
[email protected] or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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Copyright 2024 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons – Attribution / Share Alike license.

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5