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Posted: Thu Apr 17, 2008 12:26 pm Post subject: [ GLSA 200804-16 ] rsync: Execution of arbitrary code |
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory
Title: rsync: Execution of arbitrary code (GLSA 200804-16)
Severity: high
Exploitable: remote
Date: April 17, 2008
Bug(s): #216887
ID: 200804-16
Synopsis
A buffer overflow in rsync might lead to the remote execution of arbitrary
code when extended attributes are being used.
Background
rsync is a file transfer program to keep remote directories
synchronized.
Affected Packages
Package: net-misc/rsync
Vulnerable: < 2.6.9-r6
Unaffected: >= 2.6.9-r6
Architectures: All supported architectures
Description
Sebastian Krahmer of SUSE reported an integer overflow in the
expand_item_list() function in the file util.c which might lead to a
heap-based buffer overflow when extended attribute (xattr) support is
enabled.
Impact
A remote attacker could send a file containing specially crafted
extended attributes to an rsync deamon, or entice a user to sync from
an rsync server containing specially crafted files, possibly leading to
the execution of arbitrary code.
Please note that extended attributes are only enabled when USE="acl" is
enabled, which is the default setting.
Workaround
Disable extended attributes in the rsync daemon by setting " refuse
options = xattrs " in the file "/etc/rsyncd.conf" (or append
"xattrs" to an existing "refuse" statement). When synchronizing to a
server, do not provide the "-X" parameter to rsync. You can also
disable the "acl" USE flag for rsync and recompile the package.
Resolution
All rsync users should upgrade to the latest version:
Code: | # emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-misc/rsync-2.6.9-r6" |
References
CVE-2008-1720
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