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SuSE9 Security Update : rsync (YOU Patch Number 12038)
critical Nessus Plugin ID 41181
Synopsis
The remote SuSE 9 host is missing a security-related patch.Description
This update fixes a bug in rsync that allowed remote attackers to access restricted files outside a module's hierarchy if no chroot setup was used. (CVE-2007-6199) Please read http://rsync.samba.org/security.html entry from November 28th, 2007 to get more information about a secure configuration of rsync that also covers the bug tracked with CVE-2007-6200.This update also fixes some crashes that only affect rsync-2.6.8 on SLES10.
This is a reissue of another post-SP4 rsync update.
Solution
Apply YOU patch number 12038.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Critical
ID: 41181
File Name: suse9_12038.nasl
Version: 1.12
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: SuSE Local Security Checks
Published: 9/24/2009
Updated: 1/14/2021
Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.9
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Critical
Base Score: 10
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:suse:suse_linux
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/SuSE/release, Host/SuSE/rpm-list
Patch Publication Date: 12/21/2007
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2007-6199, CVE-2007-6200