Mandrake Linux Advisory: rsync

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Mandrake Linux Security Update Advisory

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Problem Description:

A vulnerability was discovered in all versions of rsync prior to
2.5.7 that was recently used in conjunction with the Linux kernel
do_brk() vulnerability to compromise a public rsync server.

This heap overflow vulnerability, by itself, cannot yield root
access, however it does allow arbitrary code execution on the host
running rsync as a server. Also note that this only affects hosts
running rsync in server mode (listening on port 873, typically
under xinetd).

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References:

http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2003-0962

http://rsync.samba.org/index.html

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Updated Packages:

Corporate Server 2.1:
9bc8cc0d702a6b443f4e9317c8821b1f
corporate/2.1/RPMS/rsync-2.5.5-5.1.C21mdk.i586.rpm
01b24d9543fd1048c2b60b7540df5855
corporate/2.1/SRPMS/rsync-2.5.5-5.1.C21mdk.src.rpm

Corporate Server 2.1/x86_64:
77aaea222c1ae12fd94e44bd2ccdd13e
x86_64/corporate/2.1/RPMS/rsync-2.5.5-5.1.C21mdk.x86_64.rpm
01b24d9543fd1048c2b60b7540df5855
x86_64/corporate/2.1/SRPMS/rsync-2.5.5-5.1.C21mdk.src.rpm

Mandrake Linux 9.0:
176a59edc02391381bd8c65ba9c535b2
9.0/RPMS/rsync-2.5.5-5.1.90mdk.i586.rpm
33c6c7dd1a9057d859028c748601f223
9.0/SRPMS/rsync-2.5.5-5.1.90mdk.src.rpm

Mandrake Linux 9.1:
f62e360a268f5d258a7116127d89c322
9.1/RPMS/rsync-2.5.7-0.1.91mdk.i586.rpm
8a1ff0d2ba41c0e12f0e3e434c34d2c2
9.1/SRPMS/rsync-2.5.7-0.1.91mdk.src.rpm

Mandrake Linux 9.1/PPC:
0fe2b91fba74687f9cff0db22706f330
ppc/9.1/RPMS/rsync-2.5.7-0.1.91mdk.ppc.rpm
8a1ff0d2ba41c0e12f0e3e434c34d2c2
ppc/9.1/SRPMS/rsync-2.5.7-0.1.91mdk.src.rpm

Mandrake Linux 9.2:
41edd9f6879a380fde978594915e520c
9.2/RPMS/rsync-2.5.7-0.1.92mdk.i586.rpm
54cd027ef28c50ba918971a588d6506b
9.2/SRPMS/rsync-2.5.7-0.1.92mdk.src.rpm

Multi Network Firewall 8.2:
bc447c3f0e1ad99e80c65caa4ac22ee4
mnf8.2/RPMS/rsync-2.5.4-2.1.M82mdk.i586.rpm
5ec35ae267cc5b3026b269e1d76171b6
mnf8.2/SRPMS/rsync-2.5.4-2.1.M82mdk.src.rpm

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To upgrade automatically use MandrakeUpdate or urpmi. The
verification of md5 checksums and GPG signatures is performed
automatically for you.

A list of FTP mirrors can be obtained from:

http://www.mandrakesecure.net/en/ftp.php

All packages are signed by MandrakeSoft for security. You can
obtain the GPG public key of the Mandrake Linux Security Team by
executing:

gpg –recv-keys –keyserver www.mandrakesecure.net
0x22458A98

Please be aware that sometimes it takes the mirrors a few hours
to update.

You can view other update advisories for Mandrake Linux at:

http://www.mandrakesecure.net/en/advisories/

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