An issue was discovered in rsync before 3.2.5 that allows malicious remote servers to write arbitrary files inside the directories of connecting peers. The server chooses which files/directories are sent to the client. However, the rsync client performs insufficient validation of file names. A malicious rsync server (or Man-in-The-Middle attacker) can overwrite arbitrary files in the rsync client target directory and subdirectories (for example, overwrite the .ssh/authorized_keys file).
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.4
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alma_linux | alma-upgrade-rsyncalma-upgrade-rsync-daemon | Sep 1, 2022 | Aug 2, 2022 | |
| Alpine Linux | alpine-linux-upgrade-rsync | Aug 22, 2024 | Aug 2, 2022 | |
| Amazon Linux Ami 2 | amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-rsyncamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-rsync-debuginfo | Nov 10, 2022 | Aug 2, 2022 | |
| Amazon_linux_2023 | amazon-linux-2023-upgrade-rsyncamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-rsync-daemonamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-rsync-debuginfoamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-rsync-debugsource | Feb 17, 2025 | Aug 2, 2022 | |
| Centos_linux | — | centos-upgrade-rsynccentos-upgrade-rsync-daemoncentos-upgrade-rsync-debuginfocentos-upgrade-rsync-debugsource | Aug 26, 2022 | Aug 2, 2022 |
| Debian | debian-upgrade-rsync | Jul 30, 2024 | Aug 2, 2022 | |
| Dell Powerstore Dsa2023173 | dell-powerstoreos-upgrade-latest | Oct 23, 2025 | Jun 21, 2023 | |
| Freebsd | freebsd-upgrade-package-rsync | Nov 4, 2022 | Aug 10, 2022 | |
| Gentoo Linux | gentoo-linux-upgrade-net-misc-rsync | May 10, 2024 | Aug 2, 2022 | |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp10 | huawei-euleros-2_0_sp10-upgrade-rsync | Nov 3, 2022 | Aug 2, 2022 | |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp5 | huawei-euleros-2_0_sp5-upgrade-rsync | Oct 11, 2022 | Aug 2, 2022 | |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp8 | huawei-euleros-2_0_sp8-upgrade-rsynchuawei-euleros-2_0_sp8-upgrade-rsync-daemon | Oct 11, 2022 | Aug 2, 2022 | |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp9 | huawei-euleros-2_0_sp9-upgrade-rsync | Nov 15, 2022 | Aug 2, 2022 | |
| Nutanix Ahv | nutanix-ahv-upgrade-latest | Jun 5, 2026 | Sep 4, 2023 | |
| Oracle_linux | — | oracle-linux-upgrade-rsyncoracle-linux-upgrade-rsync-daemon | Aug 25, 2022 | Aug 2, 2022 |
| Redhat_linux | no-fix-redhat-rpm-packageredhat-upgrade-rsyncredhat-upgrade-rsync-daemonredhat-upgrade-rsync-debuginforedhat-upgrade-rsync-debugsource | Aug 26, 2022 | Aug 2, 2022 | |
| Rocky_linux | rocky-upgrade-rsyncrocky-upgrade-rsync-debuginforocky-upgrade-rsync-debugsource | Sep 2, 2022 | Aug 2, 2022 | |
| Suse | — | suse-upgrade-rsync | Oct 26, 2022 | Aug 2, 2022 |
| Ubuntu | ubuntu-upgrade-rsync | Mar 22, 2023 | Aug 2, 2022 | |
| Vmware Photon_os | vmware-photon_os_update_tdnf | Jan 20, 2025 | Aug 2, 2022 |
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