SB2024062636 - Gentoo update for rsync



SB2024062636 - Gentoo update for rsync

Published: June 26, 2024

Security Bulletin ID SB2024062636
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 3
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Data manipulation

Breakdown by Severity

Medium 67% Low 33%
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 3 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-25032)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input when compressing data. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted input to the application, trigger memory corruption and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


2) Improper validation of certificate with host mismatch (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-14387)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform MitM attack.

The vulnerability exists in Samba rsync due to the application does not verify the hostname in the server certificate in openssl mode. A remote attacker can supply any valid certificate for another hostname and intercept the traffic.


3) Path traversal (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-29154)

The vulnerability allows a remote server to perform directory traversal attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to input validation error within the rsync client  when processing file names. A remote malicious server overwrite arbitrary files in the rsync client target directory and subdirectories on the connected peer.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.