Link Following Affecting rsync-debugsource package, versions <0:3.5.1-1.amzn2023.0.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.45% (37th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2023-RSYNCDEBUGSOURCE-20247261
  • published29 Sept 2026
  • disclosed13 Aug 2026

Introduced: 13 Aug 2026

CVE-2026-70460  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-59  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2023 rsync-debugsource 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-debugsource package and not the rsync-debugsource package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2023 relevant fixed versions and status.

rsync 2.3.3 before 3.5.0 contains a path traversal vulnerability that allows a malicious sender to escape the module root by exploiting symlinks within the module file tree when using --partial-dir or --backup-dir options. Attackers with write access to place a symlink under the module root, or who can exploit a pre-existing trusted symlink, can direct file writes to locations outside the intended module root, achieving arbitrary file write relative to the module root parent.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1