- Issued:
- 2013-10-31
- Updated:
- 2013-10-31
RHBA-2013:1485 - 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 6.
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:
- Previously, the rsync tool did not check whether the inbuf variable is non-empty. As a consequence, rsync terminated unexpectedly while trying to do the required encoding in a loop. With this update, rsync checks whether inbuf is non-empty and no longer crashes in the described scenario. (BZ#1022355)
Users of rsync are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which fix this bug.
Solution
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied.
This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/site/articles/11258
Affected Products
| Product | Version | Arch |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Storage | 2.0 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Storage for Public Cloud (via RHUI) | 2.0 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Gluster Storage Server for On-premise | 2.0 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support | 6.2 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support | 6.2 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support | 6.2 | ppc64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support | 6.2 | s390x |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Update Support from RHUI | 6.2 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Update Support from RHUI | 6.2 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS | 6.2 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS Compute Node | 6.2 | x86_64 |
Updated Packages
- rsync-3.0.6-5.el6_2.2.s390x.rpm
- rsync-3.0.6-5.el6_2.2.x86_64.rpm
- rsync-debuginfo-3.0.6-5.el6_2.2.ppc64.rpm
- rsync-3.0.6-5.el6_2.2.ppc64.rpm
- rsync-debuginfo-3.0.6-5.el6_2.2.s390x.rpm
- rsync-debuginfo-3.0.6-5.el6_2.2.x86_64.rpm
- rsync-3.0.6-5.el6_2.2.src.rpm
- rsync-debuginfo-3.0.6-5.el6_2.2.i686.rpm
- rsync-3.0.6-5.el6_2.2.i686.rpm
Fixes
(none)
CVEs
(none)
References
(none)
Additional information
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