{"id":"ALSA-2022:8291","summary":"Moderate: rsync security and bug fix update","details":"The rsync utility enables the users to copy and synchronize files locally or across a network. Synchronization with rsync is fast because rsync only sends the differences in files over the network instead of sending whole files. The rsync utility is also used as a mirroring tool.\n\nSecurity Fix(es):\n\n* zlib: heap-based buffer over-read and overflow in inflate() in inflate.c via a large gzip header extra field (CVE-2022-37434)\n\nFor more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.\n\nAdditional Changes:\n\nFor detailed information on changes in this release, see the AlmaLinux Release Notes linked from the References section.","modified":"2026-02-04T02:50:56.887741Z","published":"2022-11-15T00:00:00Z","related":["CVE-2022-37434"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:8291"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-37434"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2116639"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://errata.almalinux.org/9/ALSA-2022-8291.html"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"rsync","ecosystem":"AlmaLinux:9","purl":"pkg:rpm/almalinux/rsync"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"3.2.3-18.el9"}]}],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/AlmaLinux/osv-database/blob/master/advisories/almalinux9/ALSA-2022:8291.json"}},{"package":{"name":"rsync-daemon","ecosystem":"AlmaLinux:9","purl":"pkg:rpm/almalinux/rsync-daemon"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"3.2.3-18.el9"}]}],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/AlmaLinux/osv-database/blob/master/advisories/almalinux9/ALSA-2022:8291.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.3"}