7.2 HIGH
- CVSS version (CVSS): 4.0
- Attack Vector (AV): Local (L)
- Attack Complexity (AC): High (H)
- Attack Requirement (AT): Present (P)
- Privileges Required (PR): Low (L)
- User Interaction (UI): None (N)
- Vulnerable System Impact Confidentiality (VC): High (H)
- Vulnerable System Impact Integrity (VI): High (H)
- Vulnerable System Impact Availability (VA): None (N)
- Subsequent System Impact Confidentiality (SC): None (N)
- Subsequent System Impact Integrity (SI): None (N)
- Subsequent System Impact Availability (SA): None (N)
- Modified Attack Vector (MAV): Local (L)
- Modified Attack Complexity (MAC): High (H)
- Modified Attack Requirement (MAT): Present (P)
- Modified Privileges Required (MPR): Low (L)
- Modified User Interaction (MUI): None (N)
- Modified Vulnerable System Impact Confidentiality (MVC): High (H)
- Modified Vulnerable System Impact Integrity (MVI): High (H)
- Modified Vulnerable System Impact Availability (MVA): None (N)
- Modified Subsequent System Impact Confidentiality (MSC): Negligible (N)
- Modified Subsequent System Impact Integrity (MSI): Negligible (N)
- Modified Subsequent System Impact Availability (MSA): Negligible (N)
- Safety (S): Not Defined (X)
- Automatable (AU): Not Defined (X)
- Recovery (R): Not Defined (X)
- Value Density (V): Not Defined (X)
- Vulnerability Response Effort (RE): Not Defined (X)
- Provider Urgency (U): Not Defined (X)
- Confidentiality Req. (CR): Not Defined (X)
- Integrity Req. (IR): Not Defined (X)
- Availability Req. (AR): Not Defined (X)
- Exploit Maturity (E): Not Defined (X)
Activity log
- Created suggestion
Rsync < 3.4.3 Symlink Race Condition via Path-Based Syscalls
Rsync version 3.4.2 and prior contain symlink race condition vulnerabilities in path-based system calls including chmod, lchown, utimes, rename, unlink, mkdir, symlink, mknod, link, rmdir, and lstat that allow local attackers to redirect operations to files outside the exported rsync module. Attackers with local filesystem access can exploit the timing window between path resolution and syscall execution by swapping symlinks to apply sender-supplied permissions, ownership, timestamps, or filenames to arbitrary files outside the intended module boundary on rsync daemons configured with 'use chroot = no'.
References
Affected products
- <3.4.3
Matching in nixpkgs
pkgs.rsync
Fast incremental file transfer utility
pkgs.grsync
Synchronize folders, files and make backups
pkgs.rrsync
Helper to run rsync-only environments from ssh-logins
pkgs.rsyncy
Progress bar wrapper for rsync
pkgs.btrsync
Btrfs replication made easy
pkgs.parsync
Tool to parallel rsync-like pull sync over SSH
pkgs.librsync
Implementation of the rsync remote-delta algorithm
pkgs.diskrsync
Rsync for block devices and disk images
pkgs.openrsync
BSD-licensed implementation of rsync
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nixos-unstable 2025-01-27
- nixpkgs-unstable 2025-01-27
- nixos-unstable-small 2025-01-27
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nixos-25.11 2025-01-27
- nixos-25.11-small 2025-01-27
- nixpkgs-25.11-darwin 2025-01-27
pkgs.vdirsyncer
Synchronize calendars and contacts
pkgs.sqlite-rsync
Database remote-copy tool for SQLite
pkgs.yaziPlugins.rsync
Simple rsync plugin for yazi file manager
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nixos-unstable 0-unstable-2026-03-07
- nixpkgs-unstable 0-unstable-2026-03-07
- nixos-unstable-small 0-unstable-2026-03-07
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nixos-25.11 0-unstable-2025-10-23
- nixos-25.11-small 0-unstable-2025-10-23
- nixpkgs-25.11-darwin 0-unstable-2025-10-23
pkgs.python313Packages.btrsync
Btrfs replication made easy
pkgs.python314Packages.btrsync
Btrfs replication made easy
pkgs.python312Packages.sysrsync
Simple and safe system's rsync wrapper for Python
pkgs.python313Packages.sysrsync
Simple and safe system's rsync wrapper for Python
pkgs.python314Packages.sysrsync
Simple and safe system's rsync wrapper for Python
pkgs.python312Packages.vdirsyncer
Synchronize calendars and contacts
pkgs.python313Packages.vdirsyncer
Synchronize calendars and contacts
pkgs.python314Packages.vdirsyncer
Synchronize calendars and contacts
Package maintainers
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@bcyran Bazyli Cyran <bazyli@cyran.dev>
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@jluttine Jaakko Luttinen <jaakko.luttinen@iki.fi>
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@kuznero Roman Kuznetsov <roman@kuznero.com>
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@fgaz Francesco Gazzetta <fgaz@fgaz.me>
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@fabaff Fabian Affolter <mail@fabian-affolter.ch>
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@veprbl Dmitry Kalinkin <veprbl@gmail.com>
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@stephen-huan Stephen Huan <stephen.huan@cgdct.moe>
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@pyrox0 Pyrox <pyrox@pyrox.dev>
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@balsoft Alexander Bantyev <balsoft75@gmail.com>
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@infinisil Silvan Mosberger <contact@infinisil.com>
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@nycodeghg Marie Ramlow <tabmeier12+nix@gmail.com>
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@JohnAZoidberg Daniel Schäfer <git@danielschaefer.me>
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@teto Matthieu Coudron <mcoudron@hotmail.com>