CRLF Injection Affecting rsync-debuginfo package, versions <0:3.5.1-1.amzn2023.0.1


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.27% (18th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2023-RSYNCDEBUGINFO-20246725
  • published29 Sept 2026
  • disclosed13 Aug 2026

Introduced: 13 Aug 2026

CVE-2026-53788  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-93  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2023 rsync-debuginfo to version 0:3.5.1-1.amzn2023.0.1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2023-2026-3131.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream rsync-debuginfo package and not the rsync-debuginfo package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2023 relevant fixed versions and status.

rsync before 3.5.0 contains a newline injection vulnerability in the name-converter uid/gid mapping interface that allows local attackers to forge protocol messages by creating user or group names containing newline characters. Attackers can inject malicious newline characters into names communicated over the pipe-based line-oriented protocol to cause the rsync daemon to process attacker-influenced data as legitimate protocol input, corrupting uid/gid mapping logic.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1