Directory Traversal Affecting rsync package, versions <3.2.7-150600.3.21.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
2.31% (82nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-SLES157-RSYNC-16795385
  • published22 May 2026
  • disclosed21 May 2026

Introduced: 21 May 2026

CVE-2024-12087  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-22  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade SLES:15.7 rsync to version 3.2.7-150600.3.21.1 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 SLES. See How to fix? for SLES:15.7 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1