SUSE-SU-2025:0118-2: important: Security update for rsync

Wed Jan 15 16:30:46 UTC 2025

# Security update for rsync

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:0118-2  
Release Date: 2025-01-15T14:40:31Z  
Rating: important  
References:

  * bsc#1234100
  * bsc#1234101
  * bsc#1234102
  * bsc#1234103
  * bsc#1234104

Cross-References:

  * CVE-2024-12084
  * CVE-2024-12085
  * CVE-2024-12086
  * CVE-2024-12087
  * CVE-2024-12088

CVSS scores:

  * CVE-2024-12084 ( SUSE ):  9.3
    CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  * CVE-2024-12084 ( SUSE ):  9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  * CVE-2024-12085 ( SUSE ):  6.9
    CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  * CVE-2024-12085 ( SUSE ):  5.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
  * CVE-2024-12085 ( NVD ):  7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
  * CVE-2024-12086 ( SUSE ):  6.9
    CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  * CVE-2024-12086 ( SUSE ):  6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
  * CVE-2024-12086 ( NVD ):  6.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
  * CVE-2024-12087 ( SUSE ):  8.6
    CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  * CVE-2024-12087 ( SUSE ):  8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  * CVE-2024-12087 ( NVD ):  6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
  * CVE-2024-12088 ( SUSE ):  6.9
    CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  * CVE-2024-12088 ( SUSE ):  6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
  * CVE-2024-12088 ( NVD ):  6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Affected Products:

  * Basesystem Module 15-SP6
  * openSUSE Leap 15.6
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP6
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP6
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6

An update that solves five vulnerabilities can now be installed.

## Description:

This update for rsync fixes the following issues:

NOTE: this update is broken and was retracted. New update will be published as
followup update.

  * CVE-2024-12084: heap buffer overflow in checksum parsing. (bsc#1234100)
  * CVE-2024-12085: leak of uninitialized stack data on the server leading to
    possible ASLR bypass. (bsc#1234101)
  * CVE-2024-12086: leak of a client machine's file contents through the
    processing of checksum data. (bsc#1234102)
  * CVE-2024-12087: arbitrary file overwrite possible on clients when symlink
    syncing is enabled. (bsc#1234103)
  * CVE-2024-12088: bypass of the --safe-links flag may allow the placement of
    unsafe symlinks in a client. (bsc#1234104)

## 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:

  * openSUSE Leap 15.6  
    zypper in -t patch openSUSE-SLE-15.6-2025-118=1 SUSE-2025-118=1

  * Basesystem Module 15-SP6  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP6-2025-118=1

## Package List:

  * openSUSE Leap 15.6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64 i586)
    * rsync-debuginfo-3.2.7-150600.3.4.1
    * rsync-debugsource-3.2.7-150600.3.4.1
    * rsync-3.2.7-150600.3.4.1
  * Basesystem Module 15-SP6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * rsync-debuginfo-3.2.7-150600.3.4.1
    * rsync-debugsource-3.2.7-150600.3.4.1
    * rsync-3.2.7-150600.3.4.1

## References:

  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-12084.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-12085.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-12086.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-12087.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-12088.html
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1234100
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1234101
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1234102
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1234103
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1234104

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