Security update for rsync

Announcement ID:	SUSE-SU-2025:0121-2
Release Date:	2025-01-15T14:56:27Z
Rating:	important
References:	bsc#1234101 bsc#1234102 bsc#1234103 bsc#1234104
Cross-References:	CVE-2024-12085 CVE-2024-12086 CVE-2024-12087 CVE-2024-12088
CVSS scores:	CVE-2024-12085 ( SUSE ): 6.9 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N CVE-2024-12085 ( SUSE ): 5.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N CVE-2024-12085 ( NVD ): 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N CVE-2024-12086 ( SUSE ): 6.9 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N CVE-2024-12086 ( SUSE ): 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N CVE-2024-12086 ( NVD ): 6.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N CVE-2024-12087 ( SUSE ): 8.6 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N CVE-2024-12087 ( SUSE ): 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVE-2024-12087 ( NVD ): 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N CVE-2024-12088 ( SUSE ): 6.9 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N CVE-2024-12088 ( SUSE ): 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N CVE-2024-12088 ( NVD ): 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Affected Products:	SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1 SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3 SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP3 SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.1 SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.2 SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.2 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3 LTSS SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP3

An update that solves four vulnerabilities can now be installed.

Description:

This update for rsync fixes the following issues:

NOTE: This update was retracted due to a buggy security fix. A followup update will be provided.

• CVE-2024-12085: leak of uninitialized stack data on the server leading to possible ASLR bypass. (bsc#1234101)
• CVE-2024-12086: leak of a client machine's file contents through the processing of checksum data. (bsc#1234102)
• CVE-2024-12087: arbitrary file overwrite possible on clients when symlink syncing is enabled. (bsc#1234103)
• CVE-2024-12088: bypass of the --safe-links flag may allow the placement of unsafe symlinks in a client. (bsc#1234104)

Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

• SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP3
  zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-SP3-LTSS-2025-121=1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3 LTSS
  zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES-15-SP3-LTSS-2025-121=1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP3
  zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES_SAP-15-SP3-2025-121=1
• SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1
  zypper in -t patch SUSE-Storage-7.1-2025-121=1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.1
  zypper in -t patch SUSE-SUSE-MicroOS-5.1-2025-121=1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.2
  zypper in -t patch SUSE-SUSE-MicroOS-5.2-2025-121=1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.2
  zypper in -t patch SUSE-SUSE-MicroOS-5.2-2025-121=1

Package List:

• SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP3 (aarch64 x86_64)
  • rsync-3.2.3-150000.4.28.1
  • rsync-debuginfo-3.2.3-150000.4.28.1
  • rsync-debugsource-3.2.3-150000.4.28.1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3 LTSS (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
  • rsync-3.2.3-150000.4.28.1
  • rsync-debuginfo-3.2.3-150000.4.28.1
  • rsync-debugsource-3.2.3-150000.4.28.1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP3 (ppc64le x86_64)
  • rsync-3.2.3-150000.4.28.1
  • rsync-debuginfo-3.2.3-150000.4.28.1
  • rsync-debugsource-3.2.3-150000.4.28.1
• SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1 (aarch64 x86_64)
  • rsync-3.2.3-150000.4.28.1
  • rsync-debuginfo-3.2.3-150000.4.28.1
  • rsync-debugsource-3.2.3-150000.4.28.1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.1 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)
  • rsync-3.2.3-150000.4.28.1
  • rsync-debuginfo-3.2.3-150000.4.28.1
  • rsync-debugsource-3.2.3-150000.4.28.1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.2 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)
  • rsync-3.2.3-150000.4.28.1
  • rsync-debuginfo-3.2.3-150000.4.28.1
  • rsync-debugsource-3.2.3-150000.4.28.1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.2 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)
  • rsync-3.2.3-150000.4.28.1
  • rsync-debuginfo-3.2.3-150000.4.28.1
  • rsync-debugsource-3.2.3-150000.4.28.1

References:

• https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-12085.html
• https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-12086.html
• https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-12087.html
• https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-12088.html
• https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1234101
• https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1234102
• https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1234103
• https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1234104