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Mandrake Linux Security Update Advisory: rsync

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                Mandrake Linux Security Update Advisory
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Package name:           rsync
Advisory ID:            MDKSA-2002:024
Date:                   March 13th, 2002
Affected versions:      7.1, 7.2, 8.0, 8.1, Corporate Server 1.0.1,
                        Single Network Firewall 7.2
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Problem Description:

 Ethan Benson discovered a bug in rsync where the supplementary groups
 that the rsync daemon runs as (such as root) would not be removed
 from the server process after changing to the specified unprivileged
 uid and gid.  This seems only serious if rsync is called using "rsync
 --daemon" from the command line where it will inherit the group of the
 user starting the server (usually root).  Note that, by default,
 Mandrake Linux uses xinetd to handle connections to the rsync daemon.
 This was fixed upstream in version 2.5.3, as well as the previously
 noted zlib fixes (see MDKSA-2002:023).  The authors released 2.5.4 with
 some additional zlib fixes, and all users are encouraged to upgrade to
 this new version of rsync.
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References:

 http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=132272
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Updated Packages:

 Linux-Mandrake 7.1:
 fdfd74524914606306ab5717b696e030  7.1/RPMS/rsync-2.5.4-1.2mdk.i586.rpm
 34a71b565a7413ecb4efe48acb4df65f  7.1/SRPMS/rsync-2.5.4-1.2mdk.src.rpm

 Linux-Mandrake 7.2:
 7eda7d7a7df5bf088a64990bf5c4d70d  7.2/RPMS/rsync-2.5.4-1.1mdk.i586.rpm
 f425baa9b832265d6a199bd4409a28db  7.2/SRPMS/rsync-2.5.4-1.1mdk.src.rpm

 Mandrake Linux 8.0:
 914f020aa62c9ce6fdd61dfce245fc1c  8.0/RPMS/rsync-2.5.4-1.1mdk.i586.rpm
 f425baa9b832265d6a199bd4409a28db  8.0/SRPMS/rsync-2.5.4-1.1mdk.src.rpm

 Mandrake Linux 8.0/ppc:
 c9c5275126721f7aa38f6a4e09742ce9  ppc/8.0/RPMS/rsync-2.5.4-1.1mdk.ppc.rpm
 f425baa9b832265d6a199bd4409a28db  ppc/8.0/SRPMS/rsync-2.5.4-1.1mdk.src.rpm

 Mandrake Linux 8.1:
 e3733dc91021b997e656fafe86915fe9  8.1/RPMS/rsync-2.5.4-1.1mdk.i586.rpm
 f425baa9b832265d6a199bd4409a28db  8.1/SRPMS/rsync-2.5.4-1.1mdk.src.rpm

 Corporate Server 1.0.1:
 fdfd74524914606306ab5717b696e030  1.0.1/RPMS/rsync-2.5.4-1.2mdk.i586.rpm
 34a71b565a7413ecb4efe48acb4df65f  1.0.1/SRPMS/rsync-2.5.4-1.2mdk.src.rpm

 Single Network Firewall 7.2:
 7eda7d7a7df5bf088a64990bf5c4d70d  snf7.2/RPMS/rsync-2.5.4-1.1mdk.i586.rpm
 f425baa9b832265d6a199bd4409a28db  snf7.2/SRPMS/rsync-2.5.4-1.1mdk.src.rpm
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Bug IDs fixed (see https://qa.mandrakesoft.com for more information):

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

If you want to upgrade manually, download the updated package from one
of our FTP server mirrors and upgrade with "rpm -Fvh *.rpm".  A list of
FTP mirrors can be obtained from:

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

Please verify the update prior to upgrading to ensure the integrity of
the downloaded package.  You can do this with the command:

  rpm --checksig 

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

  https://www.mandrakesecure.net/RPM-GPG-KEYS

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/

MandrakeSoft has several security-related mailing list services that
anyone can subscribe to.  Information on these lists can be obtained by
visiting:

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

If you want to report vulnerabilities, please contact

  security@linux-mandrake.com
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Type Bits/KeyID     Date       User ID
pub  1024D/22458A98 2000-07-10 Linux Mandrake Security Team
  


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