{"id":"USN-7206-2","aliases":[],"status":"published","title":"rsync regression","description":"USN-7206-1 fixed vulnerabilities in rsync. The update introduced a\nregression in rsync. This update fixes the problem.\n\nWe apologize for the inconvenience.\n\nOriginal advisory details:\n\n Simon Scannell, Pedro Gallegos, and Jasiel Spelman discovered that rsync\n did not properly handle checksum lengths. An attacker could use this\n issue to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2024-12084)\n \n Simon Scannell, Pedro Gallegos, and Jasiel Spelman discovered that rsync\n compared checksums with uninitialized memory. An attacker could exploit\n this issue to leak sensitive information. (CVE-2024-12085)\n \n Simon Scannell, Pedro Gallegos, and Jasiel Spelman discovered that rsync\n incorrectly handled file checksums. A malicious server could use this\n to expose arbitrary client files. (CVE-2024-12086)\n \n Simon Scannell, Pedro Gallegos, and Jasiel Spelman discovered that rsync\n mishandled symlinks for some settings. An attacker could exploit this\n to write files outside the intended directory. (CVE-2024-12087)\n \n Simon Scannell, Pedro Gallegos, and Jasiel Spelman discovered that rsync\n failed to verify symbolic link destinations for some settings. An\n attacker could exploit this for path traversal attacks. (CVE-2024-12088)\n \n Aleksei Gorban discovered a race condition in rsync's handling of\n symbolic links. An attacker could use this to access sensitive\n information or escalate privileges. (CVE-2024-12747)","facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":true},"published":"2025-01-16T17:00:30Z","modified":"2026-06-25T13:32:30Z","fixes":[{"ecosystem":"Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS","package":"rsync","fixed_in":["3.1.0-2ubuntu0.4+esm2"],"sources":["osv"]},{"ecosystem":"Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS","package":"rsync","fixed_in":["3.1.1-3ubuntu1.3+esm4"],"sources":["osv"]},{"ecosystem":"Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS","package":"rsync","fixed_in":["3.1.2-2.1ubuntu1.6+esm2"],"sources":["osv"]},{"ecosystem":"Ubuntu:20.04:LTS","package":"rsync","fixed_in":["3.1.3-8ubuntu0.9"],"sources":["osv"]},{"ecosystem":"Ubuntu:22.04:LTS","package":"rsync","fixed_in":["3.2.7-0ubuntu0.22.04.4"],"sources":["osv"]},{"ecosystem":"Ubuntu:24.04:LTS","package":"rsync","fixed_in":["3.2.7-1ubuntu1.2"],"sources":["osv"]}],"affected":[{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS","package":"rsync","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"3.1.0-2ubuntu0.4+esm2"}]}],"versions":["3.0.9-4ubuntu1","3.1.0-2","3.1.0-2ubuntu0.1","3.1.0-2ubuntu0.2","3.1.0-2ubuntu0.3","3.1.0-2ubuntu0.4","3.1.0-2ubuntu0.4+esm1"]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS","package":"rsync","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"3.1.1-3ubuntu1.3+esm4"}]}],"versions":["3.1.1-3","3.1.1-3ubuntu1","3.1.1-3ubuntu1.1","3.1.1-3ubuntu1.2","3.1.1-3ubuntu1.3","3.1.1-3ubuntu1.3+esm1","3.1.1-3ubuntu1.3+esm2","3.1.1-3ubuntu1.3+esm3"]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS","package":"rsync","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"3.1.2-2.1ubuntu1.6+esm2"}]}],"versions":["3.1.2-2","3.1.2-2.1","3.1.2-2.1ubuntu1","3.1.2-2.1ubuntu1.1","3.1.2-2.1ubuntu1.2","3.1.2-2.1ubuntu1.3","3.1.2-2.1ubuntu1.4","3.1.2-2.1ubuntu1.5","3.1.2-2.1ubuntu1.6","3.1.2-2.1ubuntu1.6+esm1"]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:20.04:LTS","package":"rsync","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"3.1.3-8ubuntu0.9"}]}],"versions":["3.1.3-6","3.1.3-8","3.1.3-8ubuntu0.1","3.1.3-8ubuntu0.2","3.1.3-8ubuntu0.3","3.1.3-8ubuntu0.4","3.1.3-8ubuntu0.5","3.1.3-8ubuntu0.7","3.1.3-8ubuntu0.8"]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:22.04:LTS","package":"rsync","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"3.2.7-0ubuntu0.22.04.4"}]}],"versions":["3.2.3-4ubuntu1","3.2.3-4ubuntu2","3.2.3-8ubuntu1","3.2.3-8ubuntu2","3.2.3-8ubuntu3","3.2.3-8ubuntu3.1","3.2.7-0ubuntu0.22.04.2","3.2.7-0ubuntu0.22.04.3"]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:24.04:LTS","package":"rsync","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"3.2.7-1ubuntu1.2"}]}],"versions":["3.2.7-1","3.2.7-1build1","3.2.7-1build2","3.2.7-1ubuntu1","3.2.7-1ubuntu1.1"]}],"references":[{"url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7206-2","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://launchpad.net/bugs/2095004","tags":["report"]}],"sources":{"osv":[{"id":"USN-7206-2","title":"rsync regression","description":"USN-7206-1 fixed vulnerabilities in rsync. The update introduced a\nregression in rsync. This update fixes the problem.\n\nWe apologize for the inconvenience.\n\nOriginal advisory details:\n\n Simon Scannell, Pedro Gallegos, and Jasiel Spelman discovered that rsync\n did not properly handle checksum lengths. An attacker could use this\n issue to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2024-12084)\n \n Simon Scannell, Pedro Gallegos, and Jasiel Spelman discovered that rsync\n compared checksums with uninitialized memory. An attacker could exploit\n this issue to leak sensitive information. (CVE-2024-12085)\n \n Simon Scannell, Pedro Gallegos, and Jasiel Spelman discovered that rsync\n incorrectly handled file checksums. A malicious server could use this\n to expose arbitrary client files. (CVE-2024-12086)\n \n Simon Scannell, Pedro Gallegos, and Jasiel Spelman discovered that rsync\n mishandled symlinks for some settings. An attacker could exploit this\n to write files outside the intended directory. (CVE-2024-12087)\n \n Simon Scannell, Pedro Gallegos, and Jasiel Spelman discovered that rsync\n failed to verify symbolic link destinations for some settings. An\n attacker could exploit this for path traversal attacks. (CVE-2024-12088)\n \n Aleksei Gorban discovered a race condition in rsync's handling of\n symbolic links. An attacker could use this to access sensitive\n information or escalate privileges. (CVE-2024-12747)\n","status":"published","published":"2025-01-16T17:00:30Z","modified":"2026-06-25T13:32:30.032702052Z","updated_at":"2026-11-02T16:58:18.876384Z"}]}}