Mandriva Linux Security Advisory 2015-131 - Ryan Finnie discovered that rsync 3.1.0 contains a denial of service issue when attempting to authenticate using a nonexistent username. A remote attacker could use this flaw to cause a denial of service via CPU consumption.
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Ubuntu Security Notice 2171-1 - 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.
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