Gentoo update for rsync



Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 3
CVE-ID CVE-2018-25032
CVE-2020-14387
CVE-2022-29154
CWE-ID CWE-119
CWE-297
CWE-22
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 Gentoo Linux
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

Vendor Gentoo

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 3 vulnerabilities.

1) Buffer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU61671

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 4.6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-25032

CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption

Exploit availability: No

Description

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.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages.
net-misc/rsync to version:

Vulnerable software versions

Gentoo Linux: All versions

CPE2.3 External links

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


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

2) Improper validation of certificate with host mismatch

EUVDB-ID: #VU49239

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-14387

CWE-ID: CWE-297 - Improper Validation of Certificate with Host Mismatch

Exploit availability: No

Description

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.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages.
net-misc/rsync to version:

Vulnerable software versions

Gentoo Linux: All versions

CPE2.3 External links

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


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

3) Path traversal

EUVDB-ID: #VU66189

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 3.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-29154

CWE-ID: CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

Exploit availability: No

Description

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.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages.
net-misc/rsync to version:

Vulnerable software versions

Gentoo Linux: All versions

CPE2.3 External links

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


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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