CVE-2024-12088Rsync: --safe-links option bypass leads to path traversal
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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.
- CVSS
- 6.5 MEDIUM (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-22
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- redhat
- NVD analysis
- Modified
- Record last updated
- Oct 21, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 21, 2026
Affected products
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 redhat:enterprise_linux | from 0:3.4.1-2.el10 not affected | CNA record |
Red Hat Red Hat Discovery 1.14 redhat:discovery | from 1.14.2-1748467619 not affected | CNA record |
Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 redhat:openshift | 4 | CNA record |
samba rsync samba:rsync | through 3.3.0 | NVD |
redhat discovery redhat:discovery | 1.14 | NVD |
redhat openshift_container_platform redhat:openshift_container_platform | 4.0 | NVD |
redhat enterprise_linux redhat:enterprise_linux | 6.0; 7.0; 8.0; 9.0; 10.0 | NVD |
redhat enterprise_linux_eus redhat:enterprise_linux_eus | 9.6 | NVD |
redhat enterprise_linux_for_arm_64 redhat:enterprise_linux_for_arm_64 | 8.0_aarch64; 9.0_aarch64 | NVD |
redhat enterprise_linux_for_arm_64_eus redhat:enterprise_linux_for_arm_64_eus | 9.6_aarch64 | NVD |
redhat enterprise_linux_for_ibm_z_systems redhat:enterprise_linux_for_ibm_z_systems | 8.0_s390x; 9.0_s390x | NVD |
redhat enterprise_linux_for_ibm_z_systems_eus redhat:enterprise_linux_for_ibm_z_systems_eus | 9.6_s390x | NVD |
redhat enterprise_linux_for_power_little_endian redhat:enterprise_linux_for_power_little_endian | 8.0_ppc64le; 9.0_ppc64le | NVD |
redhat enterprise_linux_for_power_little_endian_eus redhat:enterprise_linux_for_power_little_endian_eus | 9.6_ppc64le | NVD |
redhat enterprise_linux_server_aus redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus | 9.6 | NVD |
redhat enterprise_linux_server_for_power_little_endian_update_services_for_sap_solutions redhat:enterprise_linux_server_for_power_little_endian_update_services_for_sap_solutions | 9.6_ppc64le | NVD |
redhat enterprise_linux_update_services_for_sap_solutions redhat:enterprise_linux_update_services_for_sap_solutions | 9.6 | NVD |
archlinux arch_linux archlinux:arch_linux | all versions | NVD |
gentoo linux gentoo:linux | all versions | NVD |
nixos nixos nixos:nixos | before 24.11 | NVD |
novell suse_linux novell:suse_linux | all versions | NVD |
tritondatacenter smartos tritondatacenter:smartos | before 20250123 | NVD |
almalinux almalinux almalinux:almalinux | 8.0; 9.0; 10.0 | NVD |
References
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2025:6470vendor-advisory, x-refsource-redhat
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:2600vendor-advisory, x-refsource-redhat, third-party-advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:7050vendor-advisory, x-refsource-redhat, third-party-advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:8385vendor-advisory, x-refsource-redhat, third-party-advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-12088vdb-entry, x-refsource-redhat, third-party-advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2330676issue-tracking, x-refsource-redhat, third-party-advisory
- https://kb.cert.org/vuls/id/952657third-party-advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00008.html
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20250131-0002/
- https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/952657
- https://github.com/google/security-research/security/advisories/GHSA-p5pg-x43v-mvqjthird-party-advisory
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