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 vulne…
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
EPSS: 0.046 (90.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
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.
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
- 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
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, issue-tracking, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- secalert@redhat.com (Third Party Advisory)
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
- 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.