CVE catalog
CVE-2014-2855
rsync: CVE-2014-2855
- Severity
- Medium
- Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 4.20% · Oct 25, 2026
The check_secret function in authenticate.c in rsync 3.1.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and CPU consumption) via a user name which does not exist in the secrets file.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | rsync | sid | 3.5.1+ds1-2 | fixed |
| Debian | rsync | forky | 3.5.1+ds1-2 | fixed |
| Debian | rsync | trixie | 3.4.1+ds1-5+deb13u4 | fixed |
| Debian | rsync | trixie-security | 3.5.0+ds1-0+deb13u1 | fixed |
| Debian | rsync | bookworm | 3.2.7-1+deb12u6 | fixed |
| Debian | rsync | bookworm-security | 3.2.7-1+deb12u5 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | rsync | 14.04 | 3.0.9-4ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | rsync | 14.04 | 3.1.0-2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | rsync | 14.04 | 3.1.0-2ubuntu0.1 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | rsync | 14.04 | 3.0.9-4ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | rsync | 14.04 | 3.1.0-2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | rsync | 14.04 | 3.1.0-2ubuntu0.1 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | rsync | source | sid | 3.1.0-3 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [744791] |
| Debian | rsync | source | forky | 3.1.0-3 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [744791] |
| Debian | rsync | source | trixie | 3.1.0-3 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [744791] |
| Debian | rsync | source | bookworm | 3.1.0-3 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [744791] |
| Ubuntu | rsync | deb | 14.04 | 3.1.0-2ubuntu0.1 | Not reported | USN-2171-1 | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | rsync | deb | 14.04 | 3.1.0-2ubuntu0.1 | Not reported | UBUNTU-CVE-2014-2855 | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
Matching against OpenFactory catalog package versions is in progress.
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [rsync]Unknown
Details (4)
3.2.7-1+deb12u6· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
3.1.0-3dsa · rsync · debian · bookworm; dsa · rsync · debian · 12
3.2.7-1+deb12u6· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
3.1.0-3dsa · rsync · debian · bookworm; dsa · rsync · debian · 12
3.2.7-1+deb12u5· amd64 · bookworm-securityFixed · Fixed:
3.1.0-3dsa · rsync · debian · bookworm; dsa · rsync · debian · 12
3.2.7-1+deb12u5· arm64 · bookworm-securityFixed · Fixed:
3.1.0-3dsa · rsync · debian · bookworm; dsa · rsync · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [rsync]Unknown
Details (5)
3.4.1+ds1-5+deb13u4· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
3.1.0-3dsa · rsync · debian · 13
3.4.1+ds1-5+deb13u4· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
3.1.0-3dsa · rsync · debian · 13
3.4.1+ds1-5+deb13u3· amd64 · trixie-security · Historical versionFixed · Fixed:
3.1.0-3dsa · rsync · debian · 13
3.4.1+ds1-5+deb13u3· arm64 · trixie-securityFixed · Fixed:
3.1.0-3dsa · rsync · debian · 13
3.5.0+ds1-0+deb13u1· amd64 · trixie-securityFixed · Fixed:
3.1.0-3dsa · rsync · debian · 13
Observed:
References
- [https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf/opensuse-su-2024_10548-1.json]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2014-2855]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2014-2855]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/USN-2171-1]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-2855]
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