Skip to content
Fencer Intel
medium 6.5

CVE-2024-12087 json

Rsync: path traversal vulnerability in rsync

published last yr. modified 11d ago also EUVD-2024-50583 , JLSEC-2025-326

cvss
6.5
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
2.3%
EPSS 2.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 83%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

  • julia rsync_jll 3.4.0+0
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 0:3.4.1-2.el10
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Extended Lifecycle Support - EXTENSION 0:3.0.6-12.el6_10.2
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle Support 0:3.1.2-12.el7_9.2
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 0:3.1.3-21.el8_10
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Advanced Update Support 0:3.1.3-7.el8_2.6
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support 0:3.1.3-12.el8_4.6
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Extended Update Support Long-Life Add-On 0:3.1.3-12.el8_4.6
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support 0:3.1.3-14.el8_6.9
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Telecommunications Update Service 0:3.1.3-14.el8_6.9
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Update Services for SAP Solutions 0:3.1.3-14.el8_6.9
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Telecommunications Update Service 0:3.1.3-20.el8_8.4
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Update Services for SAP Solutions 0:3.1.3-20.el8_8.4
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 0:3.2.5-3.el9
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Update Services for SAP Solutions 0:3.2.3-9.el9_0.4
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Update Services for SAP Solutions 0:3.2.3-19.el9_2.2
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Extended Update Support 0:3.2.3-19.el9_4.2
  • Red Hat Red Hat Discovery 1.14 1.14.2-1748467619
  • rsync Debian 12 3.2.7-1+deb12u1
  • rsync Debian 14, Debian 13 3.3.0+ds1-3

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2024-12087

  • rsync Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 3.1.3-8ubuntu0.8
  • rsync Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 3.2.7-0ubuntu0.22.04.3
  • rsync Ubuntu 24.04 LTS 3.2.7-1ubuntu1.1
  • rsync Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS 3.1.0-2ubuntu0.4+esm1
  • rsync Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS 3.1.1-3ubuntu1.3+esm3
  • rsync Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS 3.1.2-2.1ubuntu1.6+esm1

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2024-12087

Ubuntu security data © Canonical Ltd., from https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices via OSV; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. CC BY-SA 4.0

  • rsync RHEL 10.0 3.4.1-2.el10
  • rsync-daemon RHEL 10.0 3.4.1-2.el10
  • rsync-rrsync RHEL 10.0 3.4.1-2.el10
  • rsync RHEL 9 3.2.5-3.el9
  • rsync-daemon RHEL 9 3.2.5-3.el9
  • rsync-rrsync RHEL 9 3.2.5-3.el9
  • rsync RHEL 8 3.1.3-21.el8_10
  • rsync-daemon RHEL 8 3.1.3-21.el8_10

red hat advisories RHSA-2025:23858RHSA-2025:23853RHSA-2025:23854RHSA-2025:23842RHSA-2025:23415RHSA-2025:23416

  • rsync Linux Micro 6.1 3.3.0-slfo.1.1_3.1
  • rsync Linux Micro 6.0 3.2.7-4.1
  • rsync SLES for SAP 15 SP5, SLES for SAP 15 SP4, SLES 15 SP5-LTSS +10 more 3.2.3-150400.3.17.1
  • rsync SLES for SAP 15 SP3, SLES 15 SP3-LTSS, SLE Micro 5.2 +3 more 3.2.3-150000.4.33.1
  • rsync SLE Module for Basesystem 15 SP6, openSUSE Leap 15.6 3.2.7-150600.3.8.1
  • rsync SLES LTSS Extended Security 12 SP5, SLES 12 SP5-LTSS 3.1.3-3.22.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2025:20223-1SUSE-SU-2025:20122-1SUSE-SU-2025:0166-1SUSE-SU-2025:0165-1SUSE-SU-2025:0157-1SUSE-SU-2025:0156-1

  • rsync openSUSE Tumbleweed 3.4.1-1.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2025:14665-1

  • rsync AlmaLinux 9 3.2.5-3.el9
  • rsync-daemon AlmaLinux 9 3.2.5-3.el9
  • rsync-rrsync AlmaLinux 9 3.2.5-3.el9
  • rsync AlmaLinux 8 3.1.3-21.el8_10
  • rsync-daemon AlmaLinux 8 3.1.3-21.el8_10

almalinux advisories ALSA-2025:7050ALSA-2025:2600

  • rsync Rocky Linux 9 3.2.5-3.el9
  • rsync Rocky Linux 8 3.1.3-21.el8_10

rocky linux advisories RLSA-2025:7050RLSA-2025:2600

  • rsync Alpine 3.24, Alpine 3.23, Alpine 3.22 +4 more 3.4.0-r0

alpine advisories ALPINE-CVE-2024-12087

Alpine secdb © Alpine Linux, from https://secdb.alpinelinux.org via OSV; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. CC BY-SA 4.0

  • rsync CBL-Mariner 2.0, Azure Linux 3.0 3.4.1-1

azure linux advisories AZL-55655AZL-55682

Azure Linux vulnerability data, Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation, from https://github.com/microsoft/AzureLinuxVulnerabilityData via OSV, under the MIT licence; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. MIT

  • rsync Arch Linux 3.4.0-1

arch linux advisories AVG-2858

Is CVE-2024-12087 in your dependencies? Fencer shows which of your repositories are affected as soon as an advisory lands, and opens the fix as a pull request.

Check with Fencer

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2024-12087 updated cvss 6.5

rsync: Path traversal vulnerability in rsync

  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 openshift/ose-rhel-coreos-8, openshift/ose-rhel-coreos-9
    affected: workaround, no fix available “Fix deferred”
  • Red Hat Discovery 1.14 discovery 1.14.2-1748467619
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2025:8385
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) rsync-daemon 3.2.5-3.el9, rsync-rrsync 3.2.5-3.el9
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2025:7050
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10) rsync-daemon 3.4.1-2.el10, rsync-rrsync 3.4.1-2.el10
    fixed: vendor fix RHBA-2025:6470
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.0) rsync-daemon 3.2.3-9.el9_0.4
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2025:23407
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.2) rsync-daemon 3.2.3-19.el9_2.2
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2025:23235
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.4) rsync-daemon 3.2.3-19.el9_4.2
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2025:23154
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8) rsync 3.1.3-21.el8_10, rsync-daemon 3.1.3-21.el8_10
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2025:2600
show 15 more
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9) rsync 3.2.5-3.el9
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2025:7050
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 10) rsync 3.4.1-2.el10
    fixed: vendor fix RHBA-2025:6470
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS AUS (v. 8.2) rsync 3.1.3-7.el8_2.6, rsync-daemon 3.1.3-7.el8_2.6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2025:23842
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS AUS (v.8.4) rsync 3.1.3-12.el8_4.6, rsync-daemon 3.1.3-12.el8_4.6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2025:23853
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS AUS (v.8.6) rsync 3.1.3-14.el8_6.9, rsync-daemon 3.1.3-14.el8_6.9 Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS E4S (v.8.6) rsync 3.1.3-14.el8_6.9, rsync-daemon 3.1.3-14.el8_6.9
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2025:23854
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS E4S (v.8.8) rsync 3.1.3-20.el8_8.4, rsync-daemon 3.1.3-20.el8_8.4
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2025:23858
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS E4S (v.9.0) rsync 3.2.3-9.el9_0.4
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2025:23407
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS E4S (v.9.2) rsync 3.2.3-19.el9_2.2
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2025:23235
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS EUS (v.9.4) rsync 3.2.3-19.el9_4.2
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2025:23154
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS EUS EXTENSION (v.8.4) rsync 3.1.3-12.el8_4.6, rsync-daemon 3.1.3-12.el8_4.6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2025:23853
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS TUS (v.8.6) rsync 3.1.3-14.el8_6.9, rsync-daemon 3.1.3-14.el8_6.9
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2025:23854
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS TUS (v.8.8) rsync 3.1.3-20.el8_8.4, rsync-daemon 3.1.3-20.el8_8.4
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2025:23858
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server -EXTENSION(v. 6 ELS-EXTENSION) rsync 3.0.6-12.el6_10.2
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2025:23416
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7 ELS) rsync 3.1.2-12.el7_9.2
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2025:23415
  • Red Hat Discovery 1.14 discovery 1.14.3-1748529279
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
Proof of concept is public
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
last yr.

Exploit prediction

2.26% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 83% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-14).

Exploits and checks

  • github.com https://github.com/google/security-research/security/advisories/GHSA-p5pg-x43v-mvqj referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
NVD 3.1 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
OSV 3.1 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
julia rsync_jll
<3.4.0+0
3.4.0+0

Affected products

  • RsyncProject rsync
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Extended Lifecycle Support - EXTENSION
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle Support
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Advanced Update Support
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Extended Update Support Long-Life Add-On
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Telecommunications Update Service
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Update Services for SAP Solutions
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Telecommunications Update Service
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Update Services for SAP Solutions
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Update Services for SAP Solutions
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Update Services for SAP Solutions
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Extended Update Support
  • Red Hat Red Hat Discovery 1.14
  • Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory

References

Sources

Fencer Intel keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.