RLSA-2022:8291 --- rsyncID: oval:org.secpod.oval:def:5800117 | Date: (C)2023-04-03 (M)2024-04-17 |
Class: PATCH | Family: unix |
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. Security Fix: * zlib: heap-based buffer over-read and overflow in inflate in inflate.c via a large gzip header extra field For more details about the security issue, including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page listed in the References section. Additional Changes: For detailed information on changes in this release, see the Rocky Linux 9.1 Release Notes linked from the References section.