Security update for rsync

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(Last modified: 12DEC2007)

solutions Security update for rsync SuSE Linux Maintenance Web (84c0e58baea4e5213424103bd3ab770c)

Applies to

Package: rsync
Product(s): SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 SP1 for x86
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 SP1 for AMD64 and Intel EM64T
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP1 for x86
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP1 for IPF
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP1 for IBM POWER
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP1 for IBM zSeries 64bit
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP1 for AMD64 and Intel EM64T
SuSE Linux Desktop 1.0
SUSE LINUX Retail Solution 8
SuSE Linux School Server for i386
SuSE Linux Standard Server 8
SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 8 for x86
SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 8 for IPF
SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 8 for IBM iSeries and IBM pSeries
SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 8 for IBM S/390 and IBM zSeries
SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 8 for IBM zSeries
SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 8 for AMD64
SuSE Linux Openexchange Server 4
Patch: patch-12010Zypp-Patch-Number: 4798
Release: 20071212
Obsoletes: none

Indications

Everyone using rsync should install this update.

Contraindications

None.

Description

This update fixes a bug in rsync that allows remote attackers to access restricted files outside a module's hierarchy if no chroot setup is used. (CVE-2007-6199)
Please refer to http://rsync.samba.org/security.html, entry from November 28th, 2007, for more information about a secure configuration of rsync that also covers the bug tracked by CVE-2007-6200.
This update also fixes some crashes that only affect rsync-2.6.8 on SLES10.

Installation notes

This update is provided as an RPM package that can easily be installed onto a running system by using this command:
rpm -Fvh rsync.rpm

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