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Date: Tue, 2 Aug 2022 11:53:25 +0300
From: EGE BALCI <ege@...daft.com>
To: oss-security@...ts.openwall.com
Subject: CVE-2022-29154: Rsync client-side arbitrary file write vulnerability.
Date reported : July 25, 2022
CVE identifiers : CVE-2022-29154.
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Rsync client-side arbitrary file write vulnerability. (CVE-2022-29154)
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>>>> We have discovered a critical arbitrary file write vulnerability
in the
>>>> rsync utility that allows malicious remote servers to write arbitrary
>>>> files inside the directories of connecting peers. The server chooses
>>>> which files/directories are sent to the client. Due to the
insufficient
>>>> controls inside the
>>>> [do_server_recv](
>>>
https://github.com/WayneD/rsync/blob/85c56b2603d97c225889175797ffff6745a4d305/main.c#L1118
>>> )
>>>> function, a malicious rysnc server (or Man-in-The-Middle attacker) can
>>>> overwrite arbitrary files in the rsync client target directory and
>>>> subdirectories. An attacker abusing this vulnerability can overwrite
>>>> critical files under the target rsync directory and subdirectories
(for
>>>> example, to overwrite the .ssh/authorized_keys file). This issue
is very
>>>> similar with the
>>>> [CVE-2019-6111](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fcesKgfSPq4).
>>>>
>>>> Best regards, Ege BALCI, Taha HAMAD.
The vulnerability was addressed with the developer of the rsync project
and necessary patches are made. Related commit and details can be found
in the following links,
- https://download.samba.org/pub/rsync/NEWS
- https://download.samba.org/pub/rsync/rsync.1#MULTI-HOST_SECURITY
-
https://github.com/WayneD/rsync/commit/b7231c7d02cfb65d291af74ff66e7d8c507ee871
We recommend updating to the latest stable versions of rsync.
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