Description
Unspecified vulnerability in rsync before 3.0.0pre6, when running a writable rsync daemon, allows remote attackers to bypass exclude, exclude_from, and filter and read or write hidden files via (1) symlink, (2) partial-dir, (3) backup-dir, and unspecified (4) dest options.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | rsync | 2.6.9-6 | — |
| Debian 13 | rsync | 2.6.9-6 | — |
| Debian 12 | rsync | 2.6.9-6 | — |
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 5 | rsync | 3.0.6-4.el5 | RHSA-2011:0999 |
Advisories 1
- RHSA-2011:0999 Red Hat Security Advisory: rsync security, bug fix, and enhancement update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 26, 2026
References
- 28412 third-party-advisory
- ADV-2007-4057 vdb-entry
- APPLE-SA-2008-07-31 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2011:0999 vendor-advisory
- 26639 vdb-entry
- ADV-2008-2268 vdb-entry
- 27853 third-party-advisory
- 20080212 FLEA-2008-0004-1 rsync mailing-list
- 27863 third-party-advisory
- http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2007-0257
- http://rsync.samba.org/security.html#s3_0_0
- 28457 third-party-advisory
- MDVSA-2008:011 vendor-advisory
- 31326 third-party-advisory
- 1019012 vdb-entry
- SUSE-SR:2008:001 vendor-advisory