The receive_xattr function in xattrs.c in rsync 3.1.2 and 3.1.3-development does not check for a trailing '\0' character in an xattr name, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact by sending crafted data to the daemon.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 9.8
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Linux | — | Upgrade rsync | Jan 3, 2018 | Nov 6, 2017 |
| Arch Linux | — | Upgrade to the latest version of Arch Linux | Jul 11, 2025 | Nov 6, 2017 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade rsync | Dec 20, 2017 | Nov 6, 2017 |
| Freebsd | — | Upgrade rsync | Dec 20, 2017 | Dec 20, 2017 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade net-misc/rsync. | Jan 18, 2018 | Nov 6, 2017 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp1 | — | Upgrade rsync | Jan 18, 2018 | Nov 6, 2017 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp2 | — | Upgrade rsync | Jan 18, 2018 | Nov 6, 2017 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp5 | — | Upgrade rsync | Aug 16, 2019 | Nov 6, 2017 |
| Oracle Solaris | — | Upgrade network/rsync to version 3.1.2-0.175.3.27.0.2.0 on Solaris 11.3 | Dec 19, 2017 | Nov 6, 2017 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 9, 2025 | Oct 31, 2017 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade rsync | Jan 16, 2018 | Nov 6, 2017 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade rsync | Jan 24, 2018 | Nov 6, 2017 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Jan 20, 2025 | Nov 6, 2017 |
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