Six vulnerabilities in ubiquitous rsync tool announced and fixed in a day

Turns out tool does both file transfers and security fixes fast Don't panic. Yes, there were a bunch of CVEs affecting potentially hundreds of thousands of users found in rsync in early December – and made public on Tuesday – but a fixed version came out the same day, and was further tweaked for better compatibility the following day.…

Jan 17, 2025 - 16:53
Six vulnerabilities in ubiquitous rsync tool announced and fixed in a day

Turns out tool does both file transfers and security fixes fast

Don't panic. Yes, there were a bunch of CVEs affecting potentially hundreds of thousands of users found in rsync in early December – and made public on Tuesday – but a fixed version came out the same day, and was further tweaked for better compatibility the following day.…