Rsync: --safe-links option bypass leads to path traversal

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Summary

CVECVE-2024-12088
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2025-01-14 18:15:25 UTC
Updated2026-04-14 22:16:27 UTC
DescriptionA 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 7.5 HIGH from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

EPSS: 0.028870000 probability, percentile 0.863240000 (date 2026-04-15)

Problem Types: CWE-22 | CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Primary7.5HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
3.1[email protected]Secondary6.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
3.1CNACVSS6.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Almalinux Almalinux 10.0 - All All
Operating System Almalinux Almalinux 8.0 - All All
Operating System Almalinux Almalinux 9.0 - All All
Operating System Archlinux Arch Linux - All All All
Operating System Gentoo Linux - All All All
Operating System Nixos Nixos All All All All
Operating System Novell Suse Linux - All All All
Application Redhat Discovery 1.14 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 10.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 8.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 9.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Eus 9.6 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux For Arm 64 8.0_aarch64 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux For Arm 64 9.0_aarch64 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux For Arm 64 Eus 9.6_aarch64 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux For Ibm Z Systems 8.0_s390x All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux For Ibm Z Systems 9.0_s390x All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux For Ibm Z Systems Eus 9.6_s390x All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux For Power Little Endian 8.0_ppc64le All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux For Power Little Endian 9.0_ppc64le All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux For Power Little Endian Eus 9.6_ppc64le All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Aus 9.6 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server For Power Little Endian Update Services For Sap Solutions 9.6_ppc64le All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Update Services For Sap Solutions 9.6 All All All
Application Redhat Openshift Container Platform 4.0 All All All
Application Samba Rsync All All All All
Operating System Tritondatacenter Smartos All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 unaffected 0:3.4.1-2.el10 * rpm Not specified
CNA Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 unaffected 0:3.1.3-21.el8_10 * rpm Not specified
CNA Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 unaffected 0:3.2.5-3.el9 * rpm Not specified
CNA Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 unaffected 0:3.2.5-3.el9 * rpm Not specified
CNA Red Hat Red Hat Discovery 1.14 unaffected sha256:492e412759cf0eedfa5b557f7b0865f8864f84d0ed75e11dc8d7a840837d9644 * rpm Not specified
CNA Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Not specified Not specified
CNA Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Not specified Not specified
CNA Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 Not specified Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20250131-0002 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.netapp.com
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:7050 [email protected] access.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/952657 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.kb.cert.org
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi [email protected] bugzilla.redhat.com Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
kb.cert.org/vuls/id/952657 [email protected] kb.cert.org Third Party Advisory
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:2600 [email protected] access.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2025:6470 [email protected] access.redhat.com
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:8385 [email protected] access.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
github.com/google/security-research/security/advisories/GHSA-p5pg-x43v-mvqj 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 github.com Third Party Advisory
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-12088 [email protected] access.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00008.html af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.debian.org
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Vendor Comments And Credit

Discovery Credit

CNA: Red Hat would like to thank Jasiel Spelman (Google), Pedro Gallegos (Google), and Simon Scannell (Google) for reporting this issue. (en)

Additional Advisory Data

SourceTimeEvent
CNA2024-12-05T21:55:22.700ZReported to Red Hat.
CNA2025-01-14T15:06:00.000ZMade public.

Workarounds

CNA: Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.

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