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CVE-2024-12088

Date: January 14, 2025

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 Score

Related Resources (9)

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2330676
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-12088
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:7050
https://kb.cert.org/vuls/id/952657
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:8385
https://github.com/google/security-research/security/advisories/GHSA-p5pg-x43v-mvqj
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-12088
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:2600
https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2024-12088

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Weakness Type (CWE)

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

CWE-22

Path Traversal: '.../...//'

CWE-35

CVSS v3.1

Base Score:
Attack Vector (AV): NETWORK
Attack Complexity (AC): LOW
Privileges Required (PR): NONE
User Interaction (UI): REQUIRED
Scope (S): UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C): NONE
Integrity (I): HIGH
Availability (A): NONE

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