Solution
Please Install the Updated Packages.
Insight
Ryan Finnie discovered that the rsync daemon incorrectly handled invalid usernames. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause rsync to consume resources, resulting in a denial of service.
Affected
rsync on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
References
Updated on 2015-03-25
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2014-2855 -
CVSS Base Score: 5.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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