Rsync versions before 3.4.3 contain a time-of-check to time-of-use (TOCTOU) race condition in daemon file handling that allows attackers to redirect file writes outside intended directories by replacing parent directory components with symbolic links. Attackers with write access to a module path can exploit this race condition to create or overwrite arbitrary files, potentially modifying sensitive system files and achieving privilege escalation when the daemon runs with elevated privileges. This vulnerability can only be triggered if the chroot setting is false.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 4.0 Base Score: 7.3 (HIGH)
- CVSS 4.0 Vector: (CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X)
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alma_linux | — | Upgrade rsync-daemonUpgrade rsync-rrsyncUpgrade rsync | Jun 17, 2026 | Jun 16, 2026 |
| Alpine Linux | — | Upgrade rsync | May 25, 2026 | May 20, 2026 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade rsync | May 24, 2026 | May 24, 2026 |
| Freebsd | — | Upgrade rsync | Jun 15, 2026 | May 21, 2026 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade net-misc/rsync. | Aug 16, 2026 | Aug 13, 2026 |
| Redhat Openshift | — | Upgrade rhcos | Aug 19, 2026 | May 20, 2026 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution existsUpgrade rsync-rrsyncUpgrade rsyncUpgrade rsync-debuginfoUpgrade rsync-debugsourceUpgrade rsync-daemon | Jun 18, 2026 | May 20, 2026 |
| Rocky_linux | — | Upgrade rsync-debuginfoUpgrade rsync-debugsourceUpgrade rsync | Jun 18, 2026 | Jun 17, 2026 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade rsync (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade rsync | May 25, 2026 | May 20, 2026 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Jun 22, 2026 | May 20, 2026 |
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