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RHSA-2026:67462

rsync security, bug fix, and enhancement update

Released 2026-09-14 · Red Hat rating Important · View on Red Hat →

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Fixes 20 records

Priority MEDIUM 45

rsync daemon 2.0.0 before 3.5.0 contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows unauthenticated remote attackers to exhaust daemon connection slots by stalling the handshake process before or after module selectio…

CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7 Network No auth No interaction EPSS 0.00641 Published 2026-08-13 Partial fix · 3.5.0 CWE-770
Priority MEDIUM 45

rsync 3.2.5 before 3.5.0 contains a heap out-of-bounds write vulnerability that allows remote unauthenticated attackers to write one attacker-controlled byte past the end of a heap allocation by supplying a crafted files…

CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.8 Network No auth No interaction EPSS 0.0057 Published 2026-08-13 Partial fix · 3.5.0 CWE-787
Priority MEDIUM 44

rsync 3.0.0 before 3.5.0 contains an out-of-bounds write vulnerability that allows attackers to corrupt memory by triggering HLINK_BUMP processing on file entries with the FLAG_HLINKED flag set while the hard-link preser…

CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.8 Network No auth No interaction EPSS 0.00443 Published 2026-08-13 Partial fix · 3.5.0 CWE-787
Priority MEDIUM 44

rsync 3.0.1 before 3.5.0 contains an out-of-bounds write vulnerability in the read_args() function that allows a malicious sender to corrupt adjacent heap memory by sending a crafted argument list.

CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.8 Network No auth No interaction EPSS 0.00443 Published 2026-08-13 Partial fix · 3.5.0 CWE-787
Priority MEDIUM 44

rsync before 3.5.0 contains an algorithmic complexity vulnerability in the hash_search() function that allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service by delivering a carefully constructed file list.

CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7 Network No auth No interaction EPSS 0.00587 Published 2026-08-13 Partial fix · 3.5.0 CWE-407
Priority MEDIUM 43

rsync before 3.5.0 contains multiple command and argument injection vulnerabilities that allow attackers to execute arbitrary commands by supplying malicious input through several code paths, including the RSYNC_CONNECT_…

CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.2 Network No auth No interaction EPSS 0.00629 Published 2026-08-13 Partial fix · 3.5.0 CWE-78
Priority MEDIUM 42

rsync 2.3.3 before 3.5.0 contains a path traversal vulnerability that allows a malicious sender to escape the module root by exploiting symlinks within the module file tree when using --partial-dir or --backup-dir option…

CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.2 Network No auth No interaction EPSS 0.00448 Published 2026-08-13 Partial fix · 3.5.0 CWE-22
Priority MEDIUM 42

rsync 3.1.0 before 3.5.0 contains an access control bypass vulnerability that allows remote attackers to circumvent hosts deny rules by inducing DNS resolution failures during hostname-based access control evaluation.

CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.1 Network No auth No interaction EPSS 0.00439 Published 2026-08-13 Partial fix · 3.5.0 CWE-636
Priority MEDIUM 41

rsync before 3.5.0 contains a path confinement bypass vulnerability that allows remote clients to escape the intended inner-module root confinement by constructing paths that resolve outside the chroot boundary when the…

CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.1 Network No auth No interaction EPSS 0.00373 Published 2026-08-13 Partial fix · 3.5.0 CWE-59
Priority MEDIUM 40

rsync before 3.5.0 contains an arbitrary file write vulnerability that allows attackers to write files outside the intended destination tree by specifying an absolute path via --temp-dir or --link-dest options.

CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.2 Network No auth User interaction EPSS 0.00396 Published 2026-08-13 Partial fix · 3.5.0 CWE-59
Priority MEDIUM 40

rsync daemon before 3.5.0 contains an IP address spoofing vulnerability that allows unauthenticated remote attackers to bypass IP-based access controls by sending a crafted PROXY protocol header with a forged source addr…

CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.1 Network No auth No interaction EPSS 0.00501 Published 2026-08-13 Partial fix · 3.5.0 CWE-290
Priority MEDIUM 40

rsync before 3.5.0 contains a time-of-check to time-of-use (TOCTOU) race condition vulnerability in the rrsync restricted shell wrapper that allows authenticated clients to escape enforced directory restrictions by subst…

CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.6 Network Low privileges No interaction EPSS 0.00428 Published 2026-08-13 Partial fix · 3.5.0 CWE-59
Priority LOW 38

rsync before 3.5.0 contains a symlink following vulnerability that allows local attackers to overwrite arbitrary files by placing a symlink at a predictable output path such as --log-file, --write-batch, or daemon-mode l…

CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.5 Local Low privileges No interaction EPSS 0.00229 Published 2026-08-13 Partial fix · 3.5.0 CWE-59
Priority LOW 38

rsync before 3.5.0 contains an arbitrary file read vulnerability that allows attackers to read files accessible to the rsync daemon process by exploiting symlink following in input configuration file handling including -…

CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.4 Local Low privileges No interaction EPSS 0.00238 Published 2026-08-13 Partial fix · 3.5.0 CWE-61
Priority LOW 38

rsync before 3.5.0 contains a path traversal vulnerability that allows remote clients to access files outside the intended module root when use chroot is disabled and the module root path or a component of it is a symlin…

CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.4 Local Low privileges No interaction EPSS 0.00238 Published 2026-08-13 Partial fix · 3.5.0 CWE-59
Priority LOW 36

rsync 3.2.3 before 3.5.0 contains an out-of-bounds write in parse_size_arg() where the return value of snprintf() is used directly as an index into a .bss-segment array without bounds checking.

CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.3 Network No auth No interaction EPSS 0.00377 Published 2026-08-13 Partial fix · 3.5.0 CWE-131
Priority LOW 34

rsync 3.2.0 through 3.2.3 (openssl mode) and rsync-ssl through 3.4.4 (stunnel mode) contain a TLS certificate validation vulnerability that allows on-path attackers to intercept encrypted sessions by presenting self-sign…

CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.6 Network No auth User interaction EPSS 0.0019 Published 2026-08-13 Partial fix · 3.5.0 CWE-295
Priority LOW 32

rsync before 3.5.0 contains a path traversal vulnerability that allows a malicious sender to write files outside the intended destination directory tree by crafting relative paths with symlink components in --relative mo…

CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9 Local Low privileges No interaction EPSS 0.00236 Published 2026-08-13 Partial fix · 3.5.0 CWE-59
Priority LOW 31

rsync before 3.5.0 contains an improper path handling vulnerability that allows a malicious sender to expand the scope of --delete operations beyond the intended destination subtree by sending a crafted file list that ca…

CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.1 Network No auth User interaction EPSS 0.00357 Published 2026-08-13 Partial fix · 3.5.0 CWE-807