{"id":"MGASA-2015-0065","summary":"Updated rsync package fixes security vulnerability","details":"Updated rsync package fixes security vulnerability:\n\nRyan Finnie discovered that rsync 3.1.0 contains a denial of service issue\nwhen attempting to authenticate using a nonexistent username. A remote\nattacker could use this flaw to cause a denial of service via CPU consumption\n(CVE-2014-2855).\n\nThe previous update for this issue in MGASA-2014-0179 failed to properly apply\nthe needed patch, so the package has been rebuilt to address this issue.\n","modified":"2026-04-16T06:22:40.803035525Z","published":"2015-02-15T15:57:20Z","upstream":["CVE-2014-2855"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0065.html"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=13214"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/04/15/1"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0179.html"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"rsync","ecosystem":"Mageia:4","purl":"pkg:rpm/mageia/rsync?arch=source&distro=mageia-4"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"3.1.0-4.3.mga4"}]}],"ecosystem_specific":{"section":"core"},"database_specific":{"source":"https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0065.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.5","credits":[{"name":"Mageia","contact":["https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Packages_Security_Team"],"type":"COORDINATOR"}]}