UBUNTU-CVE-2018-5764

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-5764
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2018/UBUNTU-CVE-2018-5764.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2018-5764
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Published
2018-01-17T00:00:00Z
Modified
2025-07-16T07:38:50.701459Z
Severity
  • 7.5 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N CVSS Calculator
  • 7.5 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

The parse_arguments function in options.c in rsyncd in rsync before 3.1.3 does not prevent multiple --protect-args uses, which allows remote attackers to bypass an argument-sanitization protection mechanism.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / rsync

Package

Name
rsync
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/rsync@3.1.0-2ubuntu0.4?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.1.0-2ubuntu0.4

Affected versions

3.*

3.0.9-4ubuntu1
3.1.0-2
3.1.0-2ubuntu0.1
3.1.0-2ubuntu0.2
3.1.0-2ubuntu0.3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "3.1.0-2ubuntu0.4",
            "binary_name": "rsync"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / rsync

Package

Name
rsync
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/rsync@3.1.1-3ubuntu1.2?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.1.1-3ubuntu1.2

Affected versions

3.*

3.1.1-3
3.1.1-3ubuntu1
3.1.1-3ubuntu1.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "3.1.1-3ubuntu1.2",
            "binary_name": "rsync"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}