vulnerability
Amazon Linux AMI: CVE-2024-12088: Security patch for rsync (ALAS-2025-1955)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:N) | Jan 14, 2025 | Jan 18, 2025 | Jun 20, 2025 |
Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:N)
Published
Jan 14, 2025
Added
Jan 18, 2025
Modified
Jun 20, 2025
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.
Solution
amazon-linux-upgrade-rsync
References
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