News: 0001651667

  ARM Give a man a fire and he's warm for a day, but set fire to him and he's warm for the rest of his life (Terry Pratchett, Jingo)

Rsync 3.5 Released As "Extraordinary" Update To Fix 33 Security Issues

([Free Software] 3 Hours Ago Rsync 3.5)


Rsync as the widely-used, open-source remote sync software for synchronizing files and directories across networks is out today with a very important update.

Rsync 3.5 released today with 33 security fixes. The Rsync NEWS update describes it as an "extraordinary release" due to the volume of security issues. The 33 security issues stem from a focused audit of the path handling and daemon protocol and related code.

The Rsync 3.5 security fixes include arbitrary file read/transfer-shaping via symlinked operator-supplied input files, arbitrary file write/privilege escalation via symlinked operator-supplied output paths, and a number of high CVEs. Simply put, there are a lot of important security updates for Rsync 3.5. [1]The NEWS update outlines all of the important security fixes.

Rsync 3.5 for those building on their own can find the latest sources via [2]Samba.org .



[1] https://download.samba.org/pub/rsync/NEWS#3.5.0

[2] https://rsync.samba.org/


*** STUDENT SUCCESSES ***

Many of our students have gone on to achieve great success in all fields of
programming. One former student developed the concept of the personalized
form letter. Does the phrase, "Dear Mr.(insert name), You may already be a
winner!," sound familiar? Another student writes "After only five lessons I
sold a "My Most Unforgettable Program" article to Corrosive Computing
magazine. Another of our graduates writes, "I recently completed a
database-management program for my department manager. My program touched him
so deeply that he was speechless. He told me later that he had never seen
such a program in his entire career. Thank you, Famous Programmers' school;
only you could have made this possible." Send for our introductory brochure
which explains in vague detail the operation of the Famous Programmers'
School, and you'll be eligible to win a possible chance to enter a drawing,
the winner of which can vie for a set of free steak knives. If you don't do
it now, you'll hate yourself in the morning.