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receive_xattr function in xattrs.c in rsync 3.1.2 and\n3.1.3-development does not check for a trailing '\\0' character in an\nxattr name, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service\n(heap-based buffer over-read and application crash) or possibly have\nunspecified other impact by sending crafted data to the daemon.\n(CVE-2017-16548)\n","status":"published","published":"2017-12-21T17:43:29Z","modified":"2026-04-16T06:24:00.990345394Z","updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:49:40.442238Z"},{"id":"openSUSE-SU-2024:11308-1","title":"rsync-3.2.3-2.6 on GA media","description":"These are all security issues fixed in the rsync-3.2.3-2.6 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.","status":"published","published":"2024-06-15T00:00:00Z","modified":"2026-02-04T02:20:08.288259Z","updated_at":"2026-11-02T16:58:34.894275Z"},{"id":"SUSE-SU-2018:0117-1","title":"Security update for rsync","description":"This update for rsync fixes the following issues:\n\nSecurity issues fixed:\n\n- CVE-2017-17434: The daemon in rsync did not check for fnamecmp filenames in\n  the daemon_filter_list data structure (in the recv_files function in\n  receiver.c) and also did not apply the sanitize_paths protection mechanism to\n  pathnames found in 'xname follows' strings (in the read_ndx_and_attrs function\n  in rsync.c), which allowed remote attackers to bypass intended access\n  restrictions' (bsc#1071460).\n- CVE-2017-17433: The recv_files function in receiver.c in the daemon in rsync,\n  proceeded with certain file metadata updates before checking for a filename in\n  the daemon_filter_list data structure, which allowed remote attackers to bypass\n  intended access restrictions (bsc#1071459).\n- CVE-2017-16548: The receive_xattr function in xattrs.c in rsync did not check\n  for a trailing '\\\\0' character in an xattr name, which allowed remote attackers\n  to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read and application\n  crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact by sending crafted data to the\n  daemon (bsc#1066644).\n","status":"published","published":"2018-01-17T07:32:49Z","modified":"2026-02-04T04:19:04.275718Z","updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:53:44.594517Z"},{"id":"SUSE-SU-2018:0118-1","title":"Security update for rsync","description":"This update for rsync fixes several issues.\n\nThese security issues were fixed:\n\n- CVE-2017-17434: The daemon in rsync did not check for fnamecmp filenames in\n  the daemon_filter_list data structure (in the recv_files function in\n  receiver.c) and also did not apply the sanitize_paths protection mechanism to\n  pathnames found in 'xname follows' strings (in the read_ndx_and_attrs function\n  in rsync.c), which allowed remote attackers to bypass intended access\n  restrictions' (bsc#1071460).\n- CVE-2017-17433: The recv_files function in receiver.c in the daemon in rsync,\n  proceeded with certain file metadata updates before checking for a filename in\n  the daemon_filter_list data structure, which allowed remote attackers to bypass\n  intended access restrictions (bsc#1071459).\n- CVE-2017-16548: The receive_xattr function in xattrs.c in rsync did not check\n  for a trailing '\\\\0' character in an xattr name, which allowed remote attackers\n  to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read and application\n  crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact by sending crafted data to the\n  daemon (bsc#1066644).\n\nThis non-security issue was fixed:\n\n- Stop file upload after errors like a full disk (bsc#1062063)\n- Ensure -X flag works even when setting owner/group (bsc#1028842)\n","status":"published","published":"2018-01-17T07:31:45Z","modified":"2026-02-04T04:40:11.124632Z","updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:53:44.594517Z"},{"id":"USN-3543-1","title":"rsync vulnerabilities","description":"It was discovered that rsync incorrectly handled certain data input.\nAn attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial of service or\nexecute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-16548)\n\nIt was discovered that rsync incorrectly parsed certain arguments. An attacker\ncould possibly use this to bypass arguments and execute arbitrary code.\n(CVE-2018-5764)\n","status":"published","published":"2018-01-23T12:45:25Z","modified":"2026-02-10T04:41:16Z","updated_at":"2026-11-02T16:58:13.496563Z"}]}}