SB2017120714 - Ubuntu update for rsync
Published: December 7, 2017
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017120714
Severity
Low
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) Security restrictions bypass (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-17433)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions on the target system.The weakness exists due to the recv_files function in receiver.c in the daemon proceeds with certain file metadata updates before checking for a filename in the daemon_filter_list data structure. A remote attacker can bypass intended access restrictions.
2) Security restrictions bypass (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-17434)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions on the target system.The weakness exists due to the daemon does not check for fnamecmp filenames in the daemon_filter_list data structure (in the recv_files function in receiver.c) and also does not apply the sanitize_paths protection mechanism to pathnames found in "xname follows" strings (in the read_ndx_and_attrs function in rsync.c) and bypass intended access restrictions.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.