Walt Mankowski via plug on 16 Jan 2025 18:37:48 -0800


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Re: [PLUG] rsync flaws


Actually Ubuntu 24.10, which has rsync 3.0.0, hasn't been patched yet.

On Thu, Jan 16, 2025 at 08:24:12PM -0500, Steve Litt via plug wrote:
> Void Linux also fixed it.
> 
> Walt Mankowski via plug said on Wed, 15 Jan 2025 13:57:19 -0500
> 
> >Thanks for posting this. There's already a fix out for ubuntu that I'm
> >getting ready to install on some servers I maintain.
> >
> >Walt
> >
> >On Wed, Jan 15, 2025 at 10:16:50AM -0500, jeffv via plug wrote:
> >> Google Cloud Researchers Uncover Flaws in Rsync File Synchronization
> >> Tool
> >> 
> >> https://thehackernews.com/2025/01/google-cloud-researchers-uncover-flaws.html
> >> 
> >> As many as six security vulnerabilities have been disclosed in the
> >> popular Rsync file-synchronizing tool for Unix systems, some of
> >> which could be exploited to execute arbitrary code on a client.
> >> 
> >> "Attackers can take control of a malicious server and read/write
> >> arbitrary files of any connected client," the CERT Coordination
> >> Center (CERT/CC) said in an advisory. "Sensitive data, such as SSH
> >> keys, can be extracted, and malicious code can be executed by
> >> overwriting files such as ~/.bashrc or ~/.popt."
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