{"id":"USN-7206-1","summary":"Several security issues were fixed in rsync","details":"Simon Scannell, Pedro Gallegos, and Jasiel Spelman discovered that rsync\ndid not properly handle checksum lengths. An attacker could use this\nissue to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2024-12084)\n\nSimon Scannell, Pedro Gallegos, and Jasiel Spelman discovered that rsync\ncompared checksums with uninitialized memory. An attacker could exploit\nthis issue to leak sensitive information. (CVE-2024-12085)\n\nSimon Scannell, Pedro Gallegos, and Jasiel Spelman discovered that rsync\nincorrectly handled file checksums. A malicious server could use this\nto expose arbitrary client files. (CVE-2024-12086)\n\nSimon Scannell, Pedro Gallegos, and Jasiel Spelman discovered that rsync\nmishandled symlinks for some settings. An attacker could exploit this\nto write files outside the intended directory. (CVE-2024-12087)\n\nSimon Scannell, Pedro Gallegos, and Jasiel Spelman discovered that rsync\nfailed to verify symbolic link destinations for some settings. An\nattacker could exploit this for path traversal attacks. (CVE-2024-12088)\n\nAleksei Gorban discovered a race condition in rsync's handling of\nsymbolic links. An attacker could use this to access sensitive\ninformation or escalate privileges. (CVE-2024-12747)\n","modified":"2026-02-10T04:46:29Z","published":"2025-01-14T23:32:20Z","related":["UBUNTU-CVE-2024-12084","UBUNTU-CVE-2024-12085","UBUNTU-CVE-2024-12086","UBUNTU-CVE-2024-12087","UBUNTU-CVE-2024-12088","UBUNTU-CVE-2024-12747"],"upstream":["CVE-2024-12084","CVE-2024-12085","CVE-2024-12086","CVE-2024-12087","CVE-2024-12088","CVE-2024-12747","UBUNTU-CVE-2024-12084","UBUNTU-CVE-2024-12085","UBUNTU-CVE-2024-12086","UBUNTU-CVE-2024-12087","UBUNTU-CVE-2024-12088","UBUNTU-CVE-2024-12747"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7206-1"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-12084"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-12085"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-12086"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-12087"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-12088"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-12747"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"rsync","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/rsync@3.1.0-2ubuntu0.4+esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-infra-legacy/trusty"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"3.1.0-2ubuntu0.4+esm1"}]}],"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"],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"binary_version":"3.1.0-2ubuntu0.4+esm1","binary_name":"rsync"}],"availability":"Available 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