MGASA-2017-0459

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    MGASA-2017-0459

    Published: 21 Dec 2017Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2017-16548

    Summary: Updated rsync package fixes security vulnerability

    Details: The receive_xattr function in xattrs.c in rsync 3.1.2 and 3.1.3-development does not check for a trailing '\0' character in an xattr name, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact by sending crafted data to the daemon. (CVE-2017-16548)

    References: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2017-0459.html, https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=22216, https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4068

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: rsync

    Purl: pkg:rpm/mageia/rsync?arch=source&distro=mageia-5

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -3.1.1-5.3.mga5

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
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    Physical
    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
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    Scope
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    Changed
    Confidentiality
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    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
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    High