Out-of-bounds Write Affecting rsync package, versions <3.5.0-r0


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.4% (33rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALPINE324-RSYNC-19436072
  • published31 Aug 2026
  • disclosed13 Aug 2026

Introduced: 13 Aug 2026

CVE-2026-70456  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Alpine:3.24 rsync to version 3.5.0-r0 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream rsync package and not the rsync package as distributed by Alpine. See How to fix? for Alpine:3.24 relevant fixed versions and status.

rsync 3.0.1 before 3.5.0 contains an out-of-bounds write vulnerability in the read_args() function that allows a malicious sender to corrupt adjacent heap memory by sending a crafted argument list. When the argument count causes the argv allocation to be exactly full, the trailing NULL terminator is written one slot beyond the allocation boundary, corrupting adjacent heap memory.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1