From: Secunia Security Advisories (sec-advsecunia.com)
Date: Tue Oct 12 2004 - 05:05:33 CDT

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TITLE:
Slackware update for rsync

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA12797

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/12797/

CRITICAL:
Less critical

IMPACT:
Exposure of system information, Exposure of sensitive information

WHERE:
From remote

OPERATING SYSTEM:
Slackware Linux 8.x
http://secunia.com/product/146/
Slackware Linux 9.0
http://secunia.com/product/1336/
Slackware Linux 9.1
http://secunia.com/product/2265/

DESCRIPTION:
Slackware has issued an update for rsync. This fixes a vulnerability,
which potentially can be exploited by malicious users to read or write
arbitrary files on a vulnerable system.

For more information:
SA12294

SOLUTION:
Apply updated packages.

Slackware 8.1:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-8.1/patches/packages/rsync-2.6.3-i386-1.tgz

Slackware 9.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-9.0/patches/packages/rsync-2.6.3-i386-1.tgz

Slackware 9.1:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-9.1/patches/packages/rsync-2.6.3-i486-1.tgz

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2004&m=slackware-security.431578

OTHER REFERENCES:
SA12294:
http://secunia.com/advisories/12294/

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