CVE-2024-12747 (CVSS 5.6)

Description

A flaw was found in rsync. This vulnerability arises from a race condition during rsync's handling of symbolic links. Rsync's default behavior when encountering symbolic links is to skip them. If an attacker replaced a regular file with a symbolic link at the right time, it was possible to bypass the default behavior and traverse symbolic links. Depending on the privileges of the rsync process, an attacker could leak sensitive information, potentially leading to privilege escalation.

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CVSS v3.1 Score

5.6

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

Weakness Type (CWE)

CWE-362 CWE-362

References

Other References

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2025:6470 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:2600 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:7050 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:8385 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-12747 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2332968 https://kb.cert.org/vuls/id/952657 https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00008.html https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20250131-0002/ https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/952657

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2024-12747? +

A flaw was found in rsync. This vulnerability arises from a race condition during rsync's handling of symbolic links. Rsync's default behavior when encountering symbolic links is to skip them. If an attacker replaced a regular file with a symbolic link at the right time, it was possible to bypass the default behavior and traverse symbolic links. Depending on the privileges of the rsync process, an attacker could leak sensitive information, potentially leading to privilege escalation. It has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 5.6 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2024-12747? +

CVE-2024-12747 has a CVSS v3.1 score of 5.6 out of 10, rated MEDIUM. This is a medium-severity vulnerability that should be remediated as part of regular maintenance.

How do I check if I'm vulnerable to CVE-2024-12747? +

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