Rsync: --safe-links option bypass leads to path traversal
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
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| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 | affected | — |
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| Package | CPE | Advisory | Released Date |
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| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | |||
| rsync-0:3.1.3-21.el8_10 | cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8 | RHSA-2025:2600 | 2025-03-11T00:00:00Z |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | |||
| rsync-0:3.2.5-3.el9 | cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:9 | RHSA-2025:7050 | 2025-05-13T00:00:00Z |
| rsync-0:3.2.5-3.el9 | cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9 | RHSA-2025:7050 | 2025-05-13T00:00:00Z |
| Red Hat Discovery 1.14 | |||
| registry.redhat.io/discovery/discovery-ui-rhel9:sha256:492e412759cf0eedfa5b557f7b0865f8864f84d0ed75e11dc8d7a840837d9644 | cpe:/a:redhat:discovery:1.14::el9 | RHSA-2025:8385 | 2025-06-02T00:00:00Z |
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Vendor Workaround
Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.
| Source | ID | Title |
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Debian DLA |
DLA-4015-1 | rsync security update |
Debian DSA |
DSA-5843-1 | rsync security update |
EUVD |
EUVD-2024-50584 | 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. |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7206-1 | rsync vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7206-3 | rsync vulnerabilities |
No CVSS v4.0
No CVSS v3.0
No CVSS v2
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
Exploit prediction score: 4.6% (4.646% probability within 30 days)
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| CPEs | cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7 |
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| CPEs | cpe:/o:redhat:rhivos:1 | |
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| CPEs | cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10.0 | |
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| CPEs | cpe:/o:redhat:rhivos:1 | |
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Almalinux
Almalinux almalinux Archlinux Archlinux arch Linux Gentoo Gentoo linux Nixos Nixos nixos Novell Novell suse Linux Redhat enterprise Linux Eus Redhat enterprise Linux For Arm 64 Redhat enterprise Linux For Arm 64 Eus Redhat enterprise Linux For Ibm Z Systems Redhat enterprise Linux For Ibm Z Systems Eus Redhat enterprise Linux For Power Little Endian Redhat enterprise Linux For Power Little Endian Eus Redhat enterprise Linux Server Aus Redhat enterprise Linux Server For Power Little Endian Update Services For Sap Solutions Redhat enterprise Linux Update Services For Sap Solutions Redhat openshift Container Platform Samba Samba rsync Tritondatacenter Tritondatacenter smartos |
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| Weaknesses | CWE-22 | |
| CPEs | cpe:2.3:a:redhat:discovery:1.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_container_platform:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:samba:rsync:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:almalinux:almalinux:10.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:almalinux:almalinux:8.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:almalinux:almalinux:9.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:archlinux:arch_linux:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:gentoo:linux:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:nixos:nixos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:9.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_arm_64:8.0_aarch64:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_arm_64:9.0_aarch64:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_arm_64_eus:9.6_aarch64:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_ibm_z_systems:8.0_s390x:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_ibm_z_systems:9.0_s390x:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_ibm_z_systems_eus:9.6_s390x:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_power_little_endian:8.0_ppc64le:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_power_little_endian:9.0_ppc64le:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_power_little_endian_eus:9.6_ppc64le:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:9.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_for_power_little_endian_update_services_for_sap_solutions:9.6_ppc64le:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_update_services_for_sap_solutions:9.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:tritondatacenter:smartos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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Almalinux
Almalinux almalinux Archlinux Archlinux arch Linux Gentoo Gentoo linux Nixos Nixos nixos Novell Novell suse Linux Redhat enterprise Linux Eus Redhat enterprise Linux For Arm 64 Redhat enterprise Linux For Arm 64 Eus Redhat enterprise Linux For Ibm Z Systems Redhat enterprise Linux For Ibm Z Systems Eus Redhat enterprise Linux For Power Little Endian Redhat enterprise Linux For Power Little Endian Eus Redhat enterprise Linux Server Aus Redhat enterprise Linux Server For Power Little Endian Update Services For Sap Solutions Redhat enterprise Linux Update Services For Sap Solutions Redhat openshift Container Platform Samba Samba rsync Tritondatacenter Tritondatacenter smartos |
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| CPEs | cpe:/a:redhat:discovery:1.14::el9 | |
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| CPEs | cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10 |
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| CPEs | cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:9 cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9 |
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| CPEs | cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9::baseos |
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| CPEs | cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8 |
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| CPEs | cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8::baseos | |
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| Description | A flaw was found in rsync. When using the `--safe-links` option, rsync fails to properly verify if a symbolic link destination contains another symbolic link within it. This results in a path traversal vulnerability, which may lead to arbitrary file write outside the desired directory. | 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. |
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| Description | A flaw was found in rsync. When using the `--safe-links` option, rsync fails to properly verify if a symbolic link destination contains another symbolic link within it. This results in a path traversal vulnerability, which may lead to arbitrary file write outside the desired directory. | |
| Title | Rsync: --safe-links option bypass leads to path traversal | |
| First Time appeared |
Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux Redhat openshift |
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| Weaknesses | CWE-35 | |
| CPEs | cpe:/a:redhat:openshift:4 cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6 cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7 cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8 cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9 |
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Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux Redhat openshift |
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