High severity · published Jan 14, 2025
CVE-2024-12088
Rsync: --safe-links option bypass leads to path traversal
7.5
CVSS
4.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)4.6% · higher than 92% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
RH
Red Hat Discovery 1.14 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: vendor
RH
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: vendor
RH
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: vendor
RH
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: vendor
RH
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: vendor
RH
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: vendor
RH
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: vendor
AL
Almalinux · Almalinux
8.0; 9.0; 10.0 · source: NVD
AL
Arch Linux · Archlinux
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
DI
Discovery · Redhat
1.14 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux · Redhat
6.0; 7.0; 8.0; 9.0; 10.0 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Eus · Redhat
9.6 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-12088
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-12088
access.redhat.com
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2025:6470
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
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