- Issued:
- 2011-08-02
- Updated:
- 2011-08-02
RHBA-2011:1112 - rsync bug fix update
Synopsis
rsync bug fix update
Type/Severity
Bug Fix Advisory
Topic
An updated rsync package that fixes a bug is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.
Description
The rsync tool is used to copy and synchronize files locally or across a network. The rsync works very fast because it uses delta encoding and sends just differences in files instead of whole files. The rsync is also used as powerful mirroring tool.
This updated rsync package fixes the following bug:
- The RHSA-2011-0999 - Moderate: rsync security, bug fix and enhancement update, which was applied with the rsync tool update to version 3.0.6-4, introduced a patch which fixed the issue with missing memory deallocation. Due to an error in that patch, the following new issue appeared: when specifying the source or destination argument of the rsync command without the optional user@ argument, rsync failed to provide the correct parameters to an external command, such as ssh, and thus rsync failed with an error. With this update, the source code has been modified to fix this issue. (BZ#726060)
All users of rsync are advised to upgrade to this updated package, which resolves this issue.
Solution
Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied.
This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at This content is not included.https://access.redhat.com/kb/docs/DOC-11259
Affected Products
| Product | Version | Arch |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian | 5 | ppc |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems | 5 | s390x |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation | 5 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation | 5 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server | 5 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server | 5 | ia64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server | 5 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI | 5 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI | 5 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop | 5 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop | 5 | i386 |
Updated Packages
- rsync-3.0.6-4.el5_7.1.s390x.rpm
- rsync-3.0.6-4.el5_7.1.x86_64.rpm
- rsync-3.0.6-4.el5_7.1.ppc.rpm
- rsync-3.0.6-4.el5_7.1.src.rpm
- rsync-3.0.6-4.el5_7.1.i386.rpm
- rsync-3.0.6-4.el5_7.1.ia64.rpm
Fixes
CVEs
(none)
References
Additional information
- The Red Hat security contact is This content is not included.secalert@redhat.com. More contact details at https://access.redhat.com/security/team/contact/.
- Offline Security Data data is available for integration with other systems. See Offline Security Data API to get started.