Path traversal in Rsync - CVE-2024-12088

Vulnerability identifier: #VU102736

CSH Severity: Medium

CVSS v4: 5.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-12088

CWE-ID: CWE-22

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

The vulnerability allows a remote server to write files to arbitrary locations on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when using "--safe-links" option. A remote attacker can can trick the victim into connecting to a rouge rsync server and write arbitrary files to arbitrary locations on the client system.

Rsync
Netcool Operations Insight
Ansible Automation Platform
Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes
APEX Cloud Platform for Red Hat OpenShift
Red Hat OpenShift Dev Spaces
Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security for Kubernetes
Dell Secure Connect Gateway
PowerStore 3200T
ArubaOS-CX (AOS-CX)
PowerStore 9200T
PowerStore 9000T
PowerStore 7000T
PowerStore 5200T
PowerStore 5000T
PowerStore 3200Q
PowerStore 3000T
PowerStore 1200T
PowerStore 1000T
PowerStore 500T
LANTIME Operating System Firmware (LTOS)
PowerStoreT OS
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5
Debian Linux
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
Gentoo Linux
Arch Linux
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP4
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15
SUSE Manager Proxy
SUSE Manager Server
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher
openSUSE Leap Micro
SUSE Linux Micro
SUSE Enterprise Storage
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64
Anolis OS
Ubuntu
Slackware Linux
Basesystem Module
openSUSE Leap
openEuler
Fedora
IBM Cloud Pak for Watson AIOps
APEX Cloud Platform for Microsoft Azure
IBM Qradar SIEM
Dell EMC VxRail Appliance
AirWave Management Platform
RSA Authentication Manager
Splunk Universal Forwarder
rsync (Ubuntu package)
rsync
rsync-debugsource
rsync-debuginfo
rsync-help
rsync (Red Hat package)
rsync-doc
rsync-daemon
rsync (Debian package)
net-misc/rsync
Red Hat OpenShift Serverless
Multicluster Engine for Kubernetes
OpenShift API for Data Protection (OADP)
Red Hat OpenShift GitOps
IBM Cloud Pak for Multicloud Management
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform

Install update from vendor's website.

Rsync - update to 3.4.0
ArubaOS-CX (AOS-CX) - addressed in versions 10.10.1170, 10.13.1101, 10.14.1060, 10.15.1030, 10.16.1006
Netcool Operations Insight - update to 1.6.15
IBM Cloud Pak for Watson AIOps - update to 4.10.0
LANTIME Operating System Firmware (LTOS) - update to 7.08.021
IBM Qradar SIEM - update to 7.5.0 Update Pack 12 IF02
Dell EMC VxRail Appliance - update to 8.321
RSA Authentication Manager - update to 8.7 SP2 Patch 6
Splunk Universal Forwarder - addressed in versions 9.3.12, 9.4.11, 10.0.6, 10.2.3
rsync (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions Ubuntu Pro, 3.1.3-8ubuntu0.8, 3.1.3-8ubuntu0.9, 3.2.7-0ubuntu0.22.04.3, 3.2.7-0ubuntu0.22.04.4, 3.2.7-1ubuntu1.1, 3.2.7-1ubuntu1.2, 3.3.0-1ubuntu0.1, 3.3.0-1ubuntu0.2
Red Hat OpenShift Serverless - update to 1
OpenShift API for Data Protection (OADP) - addressed in versions 1.3.7, 1.4.5
APEX Cloud Platform for Microsoft Azure - update to 01.04.01.00
Red Hat OpenShift GitOps - update to 1.16.1
IBM Cloud Pak for Multicloud Management - update to 2.3 Fix Pack 12
Ansible Automation Platform - addressed in versions 2.4, 2.5
Multicluster Engine for Kubernetes - addressed in versions 2.4.9, 2.5.9, 2.6.7, 2.6.8
Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes - update to 2.13.3
rsync - addressed in versions 3.1.3-3.18.1, 3.1.3-3.22.1, 3.1.3-3.28.1, 3.1.3-3.43.1, 3.2.3-150000.4.28.1, 3.2.3-150000.4.33.1, 3.2.3-150400.3.12.1, 3.2.3-150400.3.17.1, 3.2.3-150400.3.31.1, 3.2.7-7.1, 3.2.7-150600.3.4.1, 3.2.7-150600.3.8.1, 3.2.7-150600.3.21.1
rsync-debugsource - addressed in versions 3.1.3-3.18.1, 3.1.3-3.22.1, 3.1.3-3.28.1, 3.1.3-3.43.1, 3.2.3-150000.4.28.1, 3.2.3-150000.4.33.1, 3.2.3-150400.3.12.1, 3.2.3-150400.3.17.1, 3.2.3-150400.3.31.1, 3.2.7-7.1, 3.2.7-150600.3.4.1, 3.2.7-150600.3.8.1, 3.2.7-150600.3.21.1
rsync-debuginfo - addressed in versions 3.1.3-3.18.1, 3.1.3-3.22.1, 3.1.3-3.28.1, 3.1.3-3.43.1, 3.2.3-150000.4.28.1, 3.2.3-150000.4.33.1, 3.2.3-150400.3.12.1, 3.2.3-150400.3.17.1, 3.2.3-150400.3.31.1, 3.2.7-7.1, 3.2.7-150600.3.4.1, 3.2.7-150600.3.8.1, 3.2.7-150600.3.21.1
rsync - addressed in versions 3.1.3-11, 3.2.5-4, 3.2.7-6
rsync-debuginfo - addressed in versions 3.1.3-11, 3.2.5-4, 3.2.7-6
rsync-debugsource - addressed in versions 3.1.3-11, 3.2.5-4, 3.2.7-6
rsync-help - addressed in versions 3.1.3-11, 3.2.5-4, 3.2.7-6
rsync (Red Hat package) - update to 3.1.3-21.el8_10
rsync-doc - addressed in versions 3.1.3-21.0.1, 3.4.1-1
rsync-daemon - addressed in versions 3.1.3-21.0.1, 3.4.1-1
rsync - addressed in versions 3.1.3-21.0.1, 3.4.1-1
APEX Cloud Platform for Red Hat OpenShift - update to 03.02.04.00
rsync (Debian package) - update to 3.2.7-1+deb12u1
net-misc/rsync - update to 3.3.0-r2
rsync - update to 3.4.0
rsync - update to 3.4.0-1
rsync - addressed in versions 3.4.0-1.fc40, 3.4.0-1.fc41, 3.4.1-1.fc41
Red Hat OpenShift Dev Spaces - update to 3.21.0
PowerStoreT OS - update to 4.0.1.3-2494147
Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security for Kubernetes - addressed in versions 4.5.8, 4.6.4, 4.7.1
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform - update to 4.14.50
Dell Secure Connect Gateway - update to 5.28.00.14
AirWave Management Platform - update to 8.3.0.5

• https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2025/q1/16

• Multiple vulnerabilities in Rsync
• Arch Linux update for rsync
• Debian update for rsync
• Ubuntu update for rsync
• Fedora 40 update for rsync
• Fedora 41 update for rsync
• Slackware Linux update for rsync
• SUSE update for rsync
• SUSE update for rsync
• SUSE update for rsync
• SUSE update for rsync
• Gentoo update for rsync
• SUSE update for rsync
• SUSE update for rsync
• SUSE update for rsync
• SUSE update for rsync
• Fedora 41 update for rsync
• Ubuntu update for rsync
• openEuler 24.03 LTS update for rsync
• openEuler 20.03 LTS SP4 update for rsync
• openEuler 22.03 LTS SP3 update for rsync
• openEuler 24.03 LTS SP1 update for rsync
• openEuler 22.03 LTS SP4 update for rsync
• SUSE update for rsync
• SUSE update for rsync
• SUSE update for rsync
• SUSE update for rsync
• Ubuntu update for rsync
• Ubuntu update for rsync
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 update for rsync
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 packages
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 packages
• Anolis OS update for rsync
• Anolis OS update for rsync
• Dell VxRail Appliance 8.x update for third-party components
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security for Kubernetes 4.5
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security for Kubernetes 4.7
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security for Kubernetes 4.6
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.14
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.14
• SUSE update for rsync
• Dell APEX Cloud Platform for Red Hat OpenShift update for third-party components
• Dell APEX Cloud Platform for Microsoft Azure update for third-party components
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Multicluster Engine for Kubernetes 2.5
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Multicluster Engine for Kubernetes 2.6
• RSA Authentication Manager update for third-party components
• Meinberg LANTIME firmware update for third-party components (March 2025)
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Dell Secure Connect Gateway
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Dell PowerStoreT OS
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Red Hat OpenShift GitOps 1.16
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Multicluster Engine for Kubernetes 2.4
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.13
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Red Hat OpenShift Serverless
• Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM QRadar SIEM
• Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Cloud Pak for AIOps
• Multiple vulnerabilities in OpenShift API for Data Protection (OADP) 1.3
• Multiple vulnerabilities in OpenShift API for Data Protection (OADP) 1.4
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Multicluster Engine for Kubernetes 2.6
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Aruba Networking AOS-CX
• Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Cloud Pak for Multicloud Management
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Aruba AirWave Management Platform
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Netcool Operations Insight
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Red Hat OpenShift Dev Spaces 3.21
• Splunk Universal Forwarder update for third-party components (May 2026)
• SUSE update for rsync
• SUSE update for rsync
• SUSE update for rsync
• SUSE update for rsync