SUSE-SU-2018:0172-1: moderate: Security update for rsync

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   SUSE Security Update: Security update for rsync
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Announcement ID:    SUSE-SU-2018:0172-1
Rating:             moderate
References:         #1076503 
Cross-References:   CVE-2018-5764
Affected Products:
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4
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   An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.

Description:

   This update for rsync fixes one issues.

   This security issue was fixed:

   - CVE-2018-5764: The parse_arguments function in options.c did not prevent
     multiple --protect-args uses, which allowed remote attackers to bypass
     an argument-sanitization protection mechanism (bsc#1076503)


Patch Instructions:

   To install this SUSE Security Update use YaST online_update.
   Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4:

      zypper in -t patch slessp4-rsync-13428=1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4:

      zypper in -t patch dbgsp4-rsync-13428=1

   To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch".


Package List:

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):

      rsync-3.0.4-2.53.6.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):

      rsync-debuginfo-3.0.4-2.53.6.1
      rsync-debugsource-3.0.4-2.53.6.1


References:

   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-5764.html
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1076503



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