Description
Insufficient sanitization of arguments passed to rsync can bypass the restrictions imposed by rssh, a restricted shell that should restrict users to perform only rsync operations, resulting in the execution of arbitrary shell commands.
Metrics
CVSS 3.1 9.8/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Debian GNU/Linux | rssh | All versions before 2.3.4-5+deb9u2 and 2.3.4-10 |
References
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/May/78Mailing List, Not Applicable, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106839Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/02/msg00007.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/HO3MDU3AH5SLYBKHH5PJ6PHC63ASIF42/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/KR2OHTHMJVV4DO3HDRFQQZ5JENHDJQEN/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/T42YYNWJZG422GATWAHAEK4A24OKY557/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202007-29Third Party Advisory
- https://tracker.debian.org/news/1026713/accepted-rssh-234-5deb9u2-source-amd64-into-stable-embargoed-stable/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3946-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4382Third Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/May/78Mailing List, Not Applicable, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106839Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/02/msg00007.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/HO3MDU3AH5SLYBKHH5PJ6PHC63ASIF42/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/KR2OHTHMJVV4DO3HDRFQQZ5JENHDJQEN/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/T42YYNWJZG422GATWAHAEK4A24OKY557/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202007-29Third Party Advisory
- https://tracker.debian.org/news/1026713/accepted-rssh-234-5deb9u2-source-amd64-into-stable-embargoed-stable/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3946-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4382Third Party Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Feb 6, 2019
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified