CVE-2024-12087: Rsync: path traversal vulnerability in rsync
Description
A path traversal vulnerability exists in rsync. It stems from behavior enabled by the `--inc-recursive` option, a default-enabled option for many client options and can be enabled by the server even if not explicitly enabled by the client. When using the `--inc-recursive` option, a lack of proper symlink verification coupled with deduplication checks occurring on a per-file-list basis could allow a server to write files outside of the client's intended destination directory. A malicious server could write malicious files to arbitrary locations named after valid directories/paths on the client.
Classification
CVE ID: CVE-2024-12087
Affected Products
Vendor: Red Hat
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
EPSS Score: 0.05% (probability of being exploited)
EPSS Percentile: 17.78% (scored less or equal to compared to others)
EPSS Date: 2025-02-12 (when was this score calculated)
References
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-12087https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2330672
https://kb.cert.org/vuls/id/952657