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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2018-5764: rsync: Arbitrary command execution

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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2018-5764: rsync: Arbitrary command execution

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
01/17/2018
Created
07/25/2018
Added
05/09/2018
Modified
05/09/2018

Description

The parse_arguments function in options.c in rsyncd in rsync before 3.1.3 does not prevent multiple --protect-args uses, which allows remote attackers to bypass an argument-sanitization protection mechanism.

Solution(s)

  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-net-misc-rsync

References

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