A flaw was found in rsync. When using the `--safe-links` option, rsync fails to properly verify if a symbolic link destination contains another symbolic link within it. This results in a path traversal vulnerability, which may lead to arbitrary file write outside the desired directory.
Platform | Package | Release Date | Advisory |
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Amazon Linux 1 | rsync | 2025-01-16 06:35 | ALAS-2025-1955 |
Amazon Linux 2 - Core | rsync | 2025-01-16 06:56 | ALAS2-2025-2731 |
Amazon Linux 2023 | rsync | 2025-01-16 07:11 | ALAS2023-2025-801 |
Score Type | Score | Vector | |
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Amazon Linux | CVSSv3 | 6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
NVD | CVSSv3 | 6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |