Rsync version 3.4.2 and prior contain symlink race condition vulnerabilities in path-based system calls including chmod, lchown, utimes, rename, unlink, mkdir, symlink, mknod, link, rmdir, and lstat that allow local attackers to redirect operations to files outside the exported rsync module. Attackers with local filesystem access can exploit the timing window between path resolution and syscall execution by swapping symlinks to apply sender-supplied permissions, ownership, timestamps, or filenames to arbitrary files outside the intended module boundary on rsync daemons configured with 'use chroot = no'.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 4.0 Base Score: 7.2 (HIGH)
- CVSS 4.0 Vector: (CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/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: 6.3
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 17, 2026 | May 20, 2026 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade rsyncUpgrade rsync (Ubuntu Pro) | 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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