CVE-2024-12088

high-risk
Published 2025-01-14

A flaw was found in rsync. When using the `--safe-links` option, the rsync client fails to properly verify if a symbolic link destination sent from the server contains another symbolic link within it. This results in a path traversal vulnerability, which may lead to arbitrary file write outside the desired directory.

Do I need to act?

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2.9% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — moderate exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 6.5/10 Medium
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (20)

Rsync
Discovery

Affected Vendors

Novell Redhat Samba Gentoo Nixos Archlinux Almalinux Tritondatacenter

References (10)

Third Party Advisory https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:2600
Third Party Advisory https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:7050
Third Party Advisory https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:8385
Third Party Advisory https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-12088
Issue Tracking https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2330676
Third Party Advisory https://kb.cert.org/vuls/id/952657
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00008.html
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20250131-0002/
https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/952657
Third Party Advisory https://github.com/google/security-research/security/advisories/GHSA-p5pg-x43v-m...
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high-risk
Severity 24/34 · High
Exploitability 6/34 · Minimal
Exposure 22/34 · High