CVE-2024-12088
Publication date 9 January 2025
Last updated 26 August 2025
Ubuntu priority
Description
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.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
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| rsync | ||
| 24.04 LTS noble |
Fixed in 3.2.7-1ubuntu1.1
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| 22.04 LTS jammy |
Fixed in 3.2.7-0ubuntu0.22.04.3
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| 20.04 LTS focal |
Fixed in 3.1.3-8ubuntu0.8
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| 18.04 LTS bionic |
Fixed in 3.1.2-2.1ubuntu1.6+esm1
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| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Fixed in 3.1.1-3ubuntu1.3+esm3
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| 14.04 LTS trusty |
Fixed in 3.1.0-2ubuntu0.4+esm1
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alexmurray
Affected function unsafe_symlink() is in rsync in all Ubuntu releases so assuming all are affected since this function hasn't changed upstream in the last 16 years
Severity score breakdown
CVSS version: CVSS v3.0
Base score
6.5 · Medium
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
References
Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)
- USN-7206-1
- rsync vulnerabilities
- 14 January 2025
- USN-7206-3
- rsync vulnerabilities
- 28 January 2025