Security update for rsync

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2016:1866-1
Rating: moderate
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Affected Products:
  • SLES for SAP Applications 11-SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4

An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

Description:

rsync was updated to fix one security issue.

  • CVE-2014-9512: rsync allowed remote attackers to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a file in the synchronization path (bsc#915410).

Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4
    zypper in -t patch slessp4-rsync-12664=1
  • SLES for SAP Applications 11-SP4
    zypper in -t patch slessp4-rsync-12664=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 (s390x x86_64 i586 ppc64 ia64)
    • rsync-3.0.4-2.52.1
  • SLES for SAP Applications 11-SP4 (ppc64 x86_64)
    • rsync-3.0.4-2.52.1

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