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CVE-2024-12747

Rsync: race condition in rsync handling symbolic links

Published: Jan 14, 2025Updated: Jun 30, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-362

Description

A flaw was found in rsync. This vulnerability arises from a race condition during rsync's handling of symbolic links. Rsync's default behavior when encountering symbolic links is to skip them. If an attacker replaced a regular file with a symbolic link at the right time, it was possible to bypass the default behavior and traverse symbolic links. Depending on the privileges of the rsync process, an attacker could leak sensitive information, potentially leading to privilege escalation.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:HPR:LUI:NS:CC:HI:NA:N
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:HAttack Complexity
High
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:CScope
Changed
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:NIntegrity
None
A:NAvailability
None

Weaknesses

Affected Products

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available
Workaround Available

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MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
Privilege Escalation
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