CVE-2014-2855

Publication date 17 April 2014

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Description

The check_secret function in authenticate.c in rsync 3.1.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and CPU consumption) via a user name which does not exist in the secrets file.

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Status

Show unmaintained releases

Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
rsync	14.04 LTS trusty	Fixed 3.1.0-2ubuntu0.1
	13.10 saucy	Not affected
	12.10 quantal	Not affected
	12.04 LTS precise	Not affected
	10.04 LTS lucid	Not affected

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Patch details

Notes

mdeslaur

only in 3.1.0

Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. How can I get the fixes?

Package	Patch details
rsync	Upstream: https://git.samba.org/?p=rsync.git;a=commit;h=0dedfbce2c1b851684ba658861fe9d620636c56a

References

MITRE
NVD
Launchpad
Debian

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

USN-2171-1
rsync vulnerability
23 April 2014

Other references

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-2855