Use of Uninitialized Resource Affecting rsync package, versions <3.4.1-160000.6.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.72% (52nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-SLES1600-RSYNC-19681652
  • published11 Sept 2026
  • disclosed26 Aug 2026

Introduced: 26 Aug 2026

CVE-2026-70459  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-908  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade SLES:16.0.0 rsync to version 3.4.1-160000.6.1 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:16.0.0 relevant fixed versions and status.

rsync 3.0.0 before 3.5.0 contains a null pointer dereference vulnerability in the daemon child process that allows remote attackers to crash the daemon by sending a file list whose first entry is a dot entry not typed as a directory. The daemon dereferences the first file list entry as a directory structure pointer without verifying the entry type, resulting in an invalid or uninitialized pointer dereference that terminates the client connection.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1