[Cucumber-linux-security] rsync (security update is available)

[Scott C. <z5...@z5...>]

  Update Information

A security update is available for rsync for the following versions of
Cucumber Linux:

  * 1.0
  * 1.1 Beta

Here are the details from the Cucumber 1.0 changelog:

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Wed Dec 6 16:26:45 EST 2017
net-general/rsync rebuilt (build 6) to fix two security vulnerabilities 
	(CVE-2017-17433 and CVE-2017-17434) that allowed for a remote attacker
	to bypass intended access restrictions. For more information see:
		https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-17433
		http://security.cucumberlinux.com/security/details.php?id=169
		https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-17434
		http://security.cucumberlinux.com/security/details.php?id=170
* SECURITY FIX *
+----------------+

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  CLD and CVE Information

This update is associated with the following Cucumber Linux Deficiency
(CLD) and CVE numbers:

  * CLD-169 [CVE-2017-17433]
    (http://security.cucumberlinux.com/security/details.php?id=169)
  * CLD-170 [CVE-2017-17434]
    (http://security.cucumberlinux.com/security/details.php?id=170)

More information about these CLDs can be found at their respective pages
on the Cucumber Linux Security Advisory Tracker (these are the URLs in
parenthesis above).

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  Installing the Update

The updated package can be installed via Pickle by running the following
commands (as root):

# pickle --update
# pickle

Make sure rsync is selected on the update list, and then select Ok.
Pickle will then install the updated package.

If you prefer to download the updated package manually, it can be found
on the mirror at http://mirror.cucumberlinux.com/cucumber/.

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