Summary
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.
Fixed packages 3
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu · 18.04 LTS 18.04:LTS | rsync | 3.1.2-2.1ubuntu1.5 |
| Ubuntu · 20.04 LTS 20.04:LTS | rsync | 3.1.3-8ubuntu0.4 |
| Ubuntu · Pro 16.04 LTS Pro:16.04:LTS | rsync | 3.1.1-3ubuntu1.3+esm2 |
Vulnerabilities 1
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Critical 9.8
zlib through 1.2.12 has a heap-based buffer over-read or buffer overflow in inflate in inflate.c via a large gzip heade…
References
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report
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-37434