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TI-2024-11212 Aliases CVE-2024-12088GHSA-ffph-g3pc-8r3g

Rsync: --safe-links option bypass leads to path traversal

Priority HIGH 66CWE-22Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · High · None
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 6 fixed, 3 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

A flaw was found in rsync. When using the `--safe-links` option, the rsync client fails to properly verify if a symbolic link destination sent from the server contains another symbolic link within it. This results in a path traversal vulnerability, which may lead to arbitrary file write outside the desired directory.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.04646 91st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Red Hat: 3 advisoriesRed Hat: 6 fixed, 3 without a fix

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
—rsyncup to 3.3.0—No fix listedCNA
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 10—3.4.1-2.el10Patch availableCNA
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 8—3.1.3-21.el8_10Patch availableCNA
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 9—3.2.5-3.el9Patch availableCNA
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 9—3.2.5-3.el9Patch availableCNA
Red HatRed Hat Discovery 1.14—1.14.2-1748467619Patch availableCNA
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 6——No fix listedCNA
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 7——No fix listedCNA
Red HatRed Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4——No fix listedCNA
  • rsync Vendor— Affected up to 3.3.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 3.4.1-2.el10 Patch available CNA
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 3.1.3-21.el8_10 Patch available CNA
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 3.2.5-3.el9 Patch available CNA
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 3.2.5-3.el9 Patch available CNA
  • Red Hat Discovery 1.14 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 1.14.2-1748467619 Patch available CNA
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 29

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:samba:rsync:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 3.3.0VulnerableSamba
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:discovery:1.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.14VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_container_platform:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:9.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.6VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_arm_64:8.0_aarch64:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0_aarch64VulnerableRed Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:rsync:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 3.3.0 Vulnerable ·Samba
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:discovery:1.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.14 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_container_platform:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:9.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.6 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_arm_64:8.0_aarch64:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0_aarch64 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
Show 19 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_arm_64:9.0_aarch64:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.0_aarch64VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_arm_64_eus:9.6_aarch64:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.6_aarch64VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_ibm_z_systems:8.0_s390x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0_s390xVulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_ibm_z_systems:9.0_s390x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.0_s390xVulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_ibm_z_systems_eus:9.6_s390x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.6_s390xVulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_power_little_endian:8.0_ppc64le:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0_ppc64leVulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_power_little_endian:9.0_ppc64le:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.0_ppc64leVulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_power_little_endian_eus:9.6_ppc64le:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.6_ppc64leVulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:9.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.6VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_for_power_little_endian_update_services_for_sap_solutions:9.6_ppc64le:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.6_ppc64leVulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_update_services_for_sap_solutions:9.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.6VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:archlinux:arch_linux:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDVulnerableArchlinux
cpe:2.3:o:gentoo:linux:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDVulnerablegentoo
cpe:2.3:o:nixos:nixos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 24.11VulnerableNixOS
cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDVulnerableNovell
cpe:2.3:o:tritondatacenter:smartos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 20250123VulnerableTriton Data Center
cpe:2.3:o:almalinux:almalinux:8.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0VulnerableAlmalinux
cpe:2.3:o:almalinux:almalinux:9.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*9.0VulnerableAlmalinux
cpe:2.3:o:almalinux:almalinux:10.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*10.0VulnerableAlmalinux
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_arm_64:9.0_aarch64:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0_aarch64 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_arm_64_eus:9.6_aarch64:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.6_aarch64 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_ibm_z_systems:8.0_s390x:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0_s390x Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_ibm_z_systems:9.0_s390x:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0_s390x Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_ibm_z_systems_eus:9.6_s390x:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.6_s390x Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_power_little_endian:8.0_ppc64le:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0_ppc64le Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_power_little_endian:9.0_ppc64le:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0_ppc64le Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_power_little_endian_eus:9.6_ppc64le:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.6_ppc64le Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:9.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.6 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_for_power_little_endian_update_services_for_sap_solutions:9.6_ppc64le:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.6_ppc64le Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_update_services_for_sap_solutions:9.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.6 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:archlinux:arch_linux:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Archlinux
  • cpe:2.3:o:gentoo:linux:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·gentoo
  • cpe:2.3:o:nixos:nixos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 24.11 Vulnerable ·NixOS
  • cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Novell
  • cpe:2.3:o:tritondatacenter:smartos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 20250123 Vulnerable ·Triton Data Center
  • cpe:2.3:o:almalinux:almalinux:8.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 Vulnerable ·Almalinux
  • cpe:2.3:o:almalinux:almalinux:9.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0 Vulnerable ·Almalinux
  • cpe:2.3:o:almalinux:almalinux:10.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.0 Vulnerable ·Almalinux

Remediation

Red Hat 3 advisories

  • RHSA-2025:8385 Released 2025-06-02 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    A Subscription Management tool for finding and reporting Red Hat product usage
    • Red Hat Discovery 1.14 registry.redhat.io/discovery/discovery-server-rhel9, registry.redhat.io/discovery/discovery-ui-rhel9
  • RHSA-2025:7050 Released 2025-05-13 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    rsync security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) rsync-daemon-3.2.5-3.el9, rsync-rrsync-3.2.5-3.el9
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9) rsync-3.2.5-3.el9
  • RHSA-2025:2600 Released 2025-03-11 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    rsync security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8) rsync-3.1.3-21.el8_10, rsync-daemon-3.1.3-21.el8_10

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Advisory ·

    Red Hat Discovery 1.14, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 and 5 more products — RHBA-2025:6470

    6 records Highest priority Priority CRITICAL 1 CRITICAL, 3 HIGH, 1 MEDIUM, 1 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2024-11208 Rsync: heap buffer overflow in rsync due to improper checksum length handlingPriority CRITICAL 87
    • TI-2024-11209 Rsync: info leak via uninitialized stack contentsPriority HIGH 72
    • TI-2024-11211 Rsync: path traversal vulnerability in rsyncPriority HIGH 66
    Show all 6 records → Advisory →
  • Advisory ·

    Red Hat Discovery 1.14, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 and 5 more products — RHSA-2025:2600

    3 records Highest priority Priority HIGH 2 HIGH, 1 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2024-11211 Rsync: path traversal vulnerability in rsyncPriority HIGH 66
    • TI-2024-11819 Rsync: race condition in rsync handling symbolic linksPriority LOW 25
    Show all 3 records → Advisory →
Show 1 more group
  • Advisory ·

    Red Hat Discovery 1.14, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 and 5 more products — RHSA-2025:7050

    3 records Highest priority Priority HIGH 2 HIGH, 1 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2024-11211 Rsync: path traversal vulnerability in rsyncPriority HIGH 66
    • TI-2024-11819 Rsync: race condition in rsync handling symbolic linksPriority LOW 25
    Show all 3 records → Advisory →

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6AffectedNo fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7AffectedNo fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat Discovery 1.14Fixed RHSA-2025:8385
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10)Fixed—
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9)Fixed RHSA-2025:7050
Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 10)Fixed—
Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8)Fixed RHSA-2025:2600
Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9)Fixed RHSA-2025:7050
Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat Discovery 1.14

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-12088
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-ffph-g3pc-8r3g
  3. 2026-10-21 Affected versions changed · CNA
  4. 2026-10-21 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
  5. 2026-10-21 Affected versions changed · CNA
  6. 2026-10-22 Affected versions changed · Red Hat

References

Advisory 8

  • TI-2025-43440 image-size 2.0.2 Denial of Service via Infinite Loop in JXL/HEIF Parser CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
  • TI-2023-28739 Libtiff: segment fault in libtiff in tiffreadrgbatileext() leading to denial of service CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2023-26623 The SSH transport protocol with certain OpenSSH extensions, found in OpenSSH before 9.6… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.9
  • TI-2026-32429 Axios: Credential Theft and Response Hijacking via Prototype Pollution Gadget in Config Merge CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.7
  • TI-2026-08132 NGINX ngx_http_rewrite_module vulnerability CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.2
  • TI-2026-30432 NGINX ngx_http_proxy_v2_module and ngx_http_grpc_module vulnerability CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.2
See all 10 →

Sources

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