USN-5573-1

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    USN-5573-1

    Published: 18 Aug 2022Last Modified: 25 Jun 2026

    Summary: rsync vulnerability

    Details: Evgeny Legerov discovered that zlib incorrectly handled memory when performing certain inflate operations. An attacker could use this issue to cause rsync to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5573-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-37434

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: rsync

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/rsync?arch=source&distro=esm-infra%2Fxenial

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -3.1.1-3ubuntu1.3+esm2

    Affected versions

    3.1.1-3
    3.1.1-3ubuntu1
    3.1.1-3ubuntu1.1
    3.1.1-3ubuntu1.2
    3.1.1-3ubuntu1.3
    3.1.1-3ubuntu1.3+esm1

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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