Description:
The rsync utility enables the users to copy and synchronize files locally or across a network. Synchronization with rsync is fast because rsync only sends the differences in files over the network instead of sending whole files. The rsync utility is also used as a mirroring tool.
Security Fix(es):
* rsync: rsync 2.3.3 < 3.5.0 Path Traversal via --partial-dir/--backup-dir Symlink (CVE-2026-70460)
* rsync: rsync: Arbitrary file deletion via malicious file list (CVE-2026-53789)
* rsync: rsync < 3.5.0 Command Injection via Multiple Code Paths (CVE-2026-53790)
* rsync: rsync: Memory corruption via crafted file entries (CVE-2026-70458)
* rsync: rsync: Denial of Service via handshake stall (CVE-2026-70464)
* rsync: rsync: Local Privilege Escalation via Symlink Following (CVE-2026-53803)
* rsync: rsync: Unauthorized File Access via Symlink Module Root (CVE-2026-53784)
* rsync: rsync: Authorization bypass via `auth users` directive parsing (CVE-2026-70463)
* rsync: rsync 3.1.0 < 3.5.0 Access Control Bypass via DNS Resolution Failure (CVE-2026-70452)
* rsync: rsync: Arbitrary file write via --temp-dir or --link-dest options (CVE-2026-53795)
* rsync: rsync: Heap Out-of-Bounds Write via crafted argument list (CVE-2026-70456)
* rsync: rsync < 3.5.0 Path Confinement Bypass via /./ Boundary Marker in Chroot Mode (CVE-2026-53793)
* rsync: rsync: Denial of Service via Algorithmic Complexity (CVE-2026-70453)
* rsync: rsync: Information disclosure and denial of service via crafted files-from entry (CVE-2026-70461)
* rsync: rsync: Arbitrary File Read via Symlink Following (CVE-2026-53802)
* rsync: rsync: Arbitrary file write via path traversal in --relative mode (CVE-2026-53785)
* rsync: rsync: Directory escape via TOCTOU race condition in rrsync (CVE-2026-53783)
Bug Fix(es) and Enhancement(s):
* Fix latest CVEs in rsync in AlmaLinux8 (JIRA:AlmaLinux-256903)
* rsync-3.1.3-27.el8_10 regression: rsync daemon rejects legitimate cross-device symlinks with EXDEV when use chroot = no (JIRA:AlmaLinux-239553)
For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
Updated packages listed below:
| Architecture |
Package |
Checksum |
| aarch64 |
rsync-3.1.3-28.el8_10.aarch64.rpm |
97af1b8bad85ea49f221b548c5ce3bdca7e294ff8c7293f8d1ea545fa5b94073 |
| noarch |
rsync-daemon-3.1.3-28.el8_10.noarch.rpm |
6fd9e57a4b7f1ad9d1b56d31a203ccd3893427c5e8ac453e93a4f22dd6afc3fb |
| ppc64le |
rsync-3.1.3-28.el8_10.ppc64le.rpm |
ee17e96b7bbf03f432ae812a88c070f61057167aa59a5d493ce3e4c6c417137a |
| s390x |
rsync-3.1.3-28.el8_10.s390x.rpm |
4d0ea40f16191be8d5020f5d11cde2a13a519f17ba8a55cf0d5e2e1e7fffce10 |
| x86_64 |
rsync-3.1.3-28.el8_10.x86_64.rpm |
ebdf5c3d0ac95b834aef68b1a42c4df4bd6ba11fd825aea0722531919630008e |