SB2017021012 - Gentoo update for Lsyncd
Published: February 10, 2017 Updated: February 11, 2017
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017021012
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
2
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.
1) Command Injection (CVE-ID: CVE-2014-8990)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.
default-rsyncssh.lua in Lsyncd 2.1.5 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a filename.
2) Command Injection (CVE-ID: CVE-2014-8990)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.
default-rsyncssh.lua in Lsyncd 2.1.5 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a filename.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.