Description
rclone versions >= v1.72.0 and <= v1.74.4 (fixed in v1.75.0) contain multiple denial-of-service vulnerabilities in the archive backend's SquashFS parser, which relies on the github.com/diskfs/go-diskfs dependency. The parser fails to validate attacker-controlled superblock and metadata values before use. An attacker who can place or modify a SquashFS image in storage exposed through an rclone :archive: remote can craft a malicious image that triggers an integer division-by-zero panic (zero block size), an out-of-bounds slice panic (out-of-range inode metadata offset), or a non-progress CPU loop (truncated metadata stream). Variants 1 and 2 terminate the rclone process and, via 'rclone serve sftp', can crash the entire SFTP server; variant 3 causes sustained CPU consumption. Parsing is lazy, so a victim or remote client must address or descend into the malicious archive object to trigger it.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| rclone | rclone | 1.72.0 – ≤ 1.74.4 | — |
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 13 | rclone | No fix yet | — |
| Debian 12 | rclone | No fix yet | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.10 | rclone | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | rclone | No fix yet | — |
Show 4 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Pro 26.04 LTS | rclone | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 24.04 LTS | rclone | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 22.04 LTS | rclone | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS | rclone | No fix yet | — |
SUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLE Micro 6.2 | elemental | 2.3.2-160000.1.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:24645-1 |
| SLE Micro 6.2 | elemental-register | 1.9.3-160000.1.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:24645-1 |
| SLE Micro 6.2 | elemental-system-agent | 0.15.2-160000.1.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:24645-1 |
| SLE Micro 6.2 | elemental-toolkit | 2.3.5-160000.1.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:24645-1 |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | google-osconfig-agent | 20261103.02-2.1 | openSUSE-SU-2026:12512-1 |
Amazon Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux 2023 | rclone | 1.75.1-1.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-3129 |
Advisories 4
- SUSE-SU-2026:24645-1 Security update for elemental, elemental-register, elemental-system-agent, elemental-toolkit SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Nov 12, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2026:12512-1 google-osconfig-agent-20261103.02-2.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Nov 11, 2026
- WID-SEC-2026-2623 rclone: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Oct 25, 2026
- ALAS2023-2026-3129 Important: rclone security update (Amazon Linux 2023) Amazon Linux Security Center (ALAS) · Sep 28, 2026
References
- GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-6jcg-q3wp-x2f4) vendor-advisory
- VulnCheck Advisory: rclone Archive Backend SquashFS Parser Denial of Service third-party-advisory