Path Traversal in Archlinux Arch Linux
CVE-2024-12088
A flaw was found in rsync. When using the `--safe-links` option, the rsync client fails to properly verify if a symbolic link destination sent from the server contains another symbolic link within it. This results in a path traversal vulnerability, which may lead to arbitrary file write outside the desired directory.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.047 (91.6th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 92nd percentile — 91.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.047 · newest: 0.047 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Archlinux Arch Linux
- Gentoo Linux
- Nixos
- Novell SUSE Linux
- Samba Rsync
- Tritondatacenter Smartos
- Almalinux — versions 8.0, 9.0, 10.0
- Red Hat Discovery 1.14 — versions sha256:492e412759cf0eedfa5b557f7b0865f8864f84d0ed75e11dc8d7a840837d9644, 1.14.2-1748467619
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 — versions 0:3.4.1-2.el10
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2025:6470 (vendor-advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:2600 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:7050 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:8385 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-12088 (Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (issue-tracking, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- kb.cert.org/vuls/id/952657 (Third Party Advisory)
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- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-12088?
- CVE-2024-12088 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Archlinux Arch Linux, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2025-01-14.
- How severe is CVE-2024-12088?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-12088 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.