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CVE-2024-12088

Public on 2025-01-14
Modified on 2025-01-14
Description

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.

Severity
Medium
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CVSS v3 Base Score
6.5
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Affected Packages

Platform Package Release Date Advisory
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

CVSS Scores

Score Type Score Vector
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