Published:
19 April 1999
Protect yourself against future threats.
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- =========================================================================== AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution ESB-1999.053 -- Red Hat Linux Bulletin SECURITY: New rsync packages available 20 April 1999 =========================================================================== Red Hat Software, Inc. has released the following advisory concerning a security vulnerability in the rsync package shipped with Red Hat Linux 5.2. This vulnerability may easily cause a system administrator to inadvertently compromise system security. - --------------------------BEGIN INCLUDED TEXT-------------------- Potential security problems have been identified in the rsync package shipped with Red Hat Linux 5.2. A user can not exploit this hole deliberately to gain privileges (ie. this is not an "active" security hole) but a system administrator could easily be caught by the bug and inadvertently compromise the security of their system. Red Hat would like to thank Andrew Tridgel for providing an update that fixed the problem. Users of Red Hat Linux are recommended to upgrade to the new packages available under updates directory on our ftp site: Red Hat Linux 5.2: ================== alpha: rpm -Uvh ftp://updates.redhat.com/5.2/alpha/rsync-2.3.1-0.alpha.rpm i386: rpm -Uvh ftp://updates.redhat.com/5.2/i386/rsync-2.3.1-0.i386.rpm sparc: rpm -Uvh ftp://updates.redhat.com/5.2/sparc/rsync-2.3.1-0.sparc.rpm Source rpm: rpm -Uvh ftp://updates.redhat.com/5.2/SRPMS/rsync-2.3.1-0.src.rpm Cristian - -- - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Cristian Gafton -- gafton@redhat.com -- Red Hat Software, Inc. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ UNIX is user friendly. It's just selective about who its friends are. - --------------------------END INCLUDED TEXT-------------------- This security bulletin is provided as a service to AusCERT's members. As AusCERT did not write the document quoted above, AusCERT has had no control over its content. The decision to use any or all of this information is the responsibility of each user or organisation, and should be done so in accordance with site policies and procedures. NOTE: This is only the original release of the security bulletin. It will not be updated when updates to the original are made. If downloading at a later date, it is recommended that the bulletin is retrieved directly from the original authors to ensure that the information is still current. Contact information for the authors of the original document is included in the Security Bulletin above. If you have any questions or need further information, please contact them directly. Previous advisories and external security bulletins can be retrieved from: http://www.auscert.org.au/Information/advisories.html If you believe that your system has been compromised, contact AusCERT or your representative in FIRST (Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams). Internet Email: auscert@auscert.org.au Facsimile: (07) 3365 7031 Telephone: (07) 3365 4417 (International: +61 7 3365 4417) AusCERT personnel answer during Queensland business hours which are GMT+10:00 (AEST). On call after hours for emergencies. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: 2.6.3i Charset: noconv Comment: ftp://ftp.auscert.org.au/pub/auscert/AUSCERT_PGP.key iQCVAwUBNx8JMCh9+71yA2DNAQEvIQP9EY4+w9iokh0vHkxKaj/QNrUsxEn1+FMx lwMqhjegAvIryeG3w4fPtQmfRr/WISEoP4qiXaCkKBq7EJOUjmRZz3ewmgX/5SYY Iy5yTnjl7ws8iajDA7dX+78wBmEsJ1Yb3+9JewVmTT3HHMxIY8doDqmViVHhfZt9 aGpkoN/2HlE= =o+jp -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----