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GLSA-201805-04 : rsync: Arbitrary command execution

high Nessus Plugin ID 109627

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Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201805-04 (rsync: Arbitrary command execution)

 A vulnerability was discovered in rsync’s parse_arguments function in options.c.
 Impact :

 Remote attackers could possibly execute arbitrary commands with the privilege of the process.
 Workaround :

 There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All rsync users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=net-misc/rsync-3.1.3'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201805-04

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 109627

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-201805-04.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Published: 5/9/2018

Updated: 10/11/2024

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-5764

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:gentoo:linux, p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:rsync

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/8/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-5764

GLSA: 201805-04