Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.10.2015.0065
Category:	Mageia Linux Local Security Checks
Title:	Mageia: Security Advisory (MGASA-2015-0065)
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'rsync' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2015-0065 advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'rsync' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2015-0065 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: Updated rsync package fixes security vulnerability: Ryan Finnie discovered that rsync 3.1.0 contains a denial of service issue when attempting to authenticate using a nonexistent username. A remote attacker could use this flaw to cause a denial of service via CPU consumption (CVE-2014-2855). The previous update for this issue in MGASA-2014-0179 failed to properly apply the needed patch, so the package has been rebuilt to address this issue. Affected Software/OS: 'rsync' package(s) on Mageia 4. Solution: Please install the updated package(s). CVSS Score: 7.8 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2014-2855 http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-April/131910.html http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:131 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/04/14/5 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/04/15/1 http://secunia.com/advisories/57948 SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2014:0595 (Google Search) http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-05/msg00006.html http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2171-1
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