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Ubuntu update for rsync

Secunia Advisory: SA29781  
Release Date: 2008-04-11

Critical:
Moderately critical
Impact: DoS
System access
Where: From remote
Solution Status: Vendor Patch

OS:Ubuntu Linux 7.04
Ubuntu Linux 7.10


CVE reference:CVE-2008-1720 (Secunia mirror)

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Description:
Ubuntu has issued an update for rsync. This fixes a vulnerability, which can potentially be exploited by malicious users to cause a DoS (Denial of Service) or to compromise a vulnerable system.

For more information:
SA29668

Solution:
Apply updated packages.

-- Ubuntu 7.04 --

Source archives:

http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/poo.../rsync/rsync_2.6.9-3ubuntu1.2.diff.gz
Size/MD5: 39403 9633c4376d4aa5d8e4c3da99405ca0d6
http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/r/rsync/rsync_2.6.9-3ubuntu1.2.dsc
Size/MD5: 658 08549083557957c66e73e42aa683f1b5
http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/r/rsync/rsync_2.6.9.orig.tar.gz
Size/MD5: 811841 996d8d8831dbca17910094e56dcb5942

amd64 architecture (Athlon64, Opteron, EM64T Xeon):

http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/poo...sync/rsync_2.6.9-3ubuntu1.2_amd64.deb
Size/MD5: 275936 633f49faf8c061d199fa1fa109e4d46a

i386 architecture (x86 compatible Intel/AMD):

http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/poo...rsync/rsync_2.6.9-3ubuntu1.2_i386.deb
Size/MD5: 262086 381d1741edd2151b09fdfcd11829246f

powerpc architecture (Apple Macintosh G3/G4/G5):

http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/poo...nc/rsync_2.6.9-3ubuntu1.2_powerpc.deb
Size/MD5: 282406 e8704361305a8308274b253863876766

sparc architecture (Sun SPARC/UltraSPARC):

http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/poo...sync/rsync_2.6.9-3ubuntu1.2_sparc.deb
Size/MD5: 270148 d6af336d9d029920c4c9b308e50f1e45

-- Ubuntu 7.10 --

Source archives:

http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/poo.../rsync/rsync_2.6.9-5ubuntu1.1.diff.gz
Size/MD5: 40051 f86fdffdfeb406e1164dd8573c527174
http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/r/rsync/rsync_2.6.9-5ubuntu1.1.dsc
Size/MD5: 658 6ce35afac1779ce799dd10e42535bcb7
http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/r/rsync/rsync_2.6.9.orig.tar.gz
Size/MD5: 811841 996d8d8831dbca17910094e56dcb5942

amd64 architecture (Athlon64, Opteron, EM64T Xeon):

http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/poo...sync/rsync_2.6.9-5ubuntu1.1_amd64.deb
Size/MD5: 277264 2652f8655e5f33073a90e0d25559aada

i386 architecture (x86 compatible Intel/AMD):

http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/poo...rsync/rsync_2.6.9-5ubuntu1.1_i386.deb
Size/MD5: 263124 90761cc1de553a35fb6c719e5632b84d

powerpc architecture (Apple Macintosh G3/G4/G5):

http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/poo...nc/rsync_2.6.9-5ubuntu1.1_powerpc.deb
Size/MD5: 283556 cc28973832efb6c5e2fe82893ce774d4

sparc architecture (Sun SPARC/UltraSPARC):

http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/poo...sync/rsync_2.6.9-5ubuntu1.1_sparc.deb
Size/MD5: 271206 4909fa7ccc14431f6419f51da2487400

Original Advisory:
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-600-1

Other References:
SA29668:
http://secunia.com/advisories/29668/



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